Cyprus, Malta, USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia Remote (Global) Full-time

Social Discovery Group is hiring a Technical Delivery Manager (Backend / ML)

About the Role

The Technical Delivery Manager (Backend / ML) will own end-to-end delivery across machine learning and backend engineering teams, acting as a bridge between ML and R&D to ensure alignment and smooth collaboration. This role is central to driving execution in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment at Social Discovery Group.

What You'll Do

  • Own end-to-end delivery across ML and backend teams
  • Act as a bridge between ML and R&D, ensuring alignment and smooth collaboration
  • Manage priorities, dependencies, and cross-team communication
  • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks impacting time-to-market
  • Ensure that features are delivered to production without loss of context or quality
  • Work closely with engineering, product, QA, and DevOps teams
  • Support teams in task decomposition and prioritization from a technical perspective
  • Drive execution in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment

What We're Looking For

  • Strong engineering background (Backend or Machine Learning)
  • Solid understanding of system architecture and technical dependencies
  • Hands-on mindset and ability to dive into technical details when needed
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • High level of ownership and adaptability
  • Confidence working in dynamic, high-pressure environments
  • 5+ years of experience, including hands-on development experience
  • 5+ years of experience, including experience in delivery / team leadership / management roles

Team & Environment

  • Part of a 1000+-person international team of professionals and digital nomads working remotely across multiple countries

Benefits & Compensation

  • REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time
  • Vacation 28 calendar days per year
  • 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave
  • Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company
  • 50% payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings
  • Corporate discount for English lessons
  • Health benefits: If not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company compensates up to $1,000 gross per year per employee for self-purchase of health insurance or doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children)
  • Workplace organization: Employees receive an equipped workplace and necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in company offices or co-working locations. For other locations, reimbursement of workplace costs up to $1000 gross once every 3 years for co-working rent or home office setup (desk, chair, Internet, etc.)
  • Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Work Mode

Work-from-anywhere; fully remote opportunity with global team distribution across Cyprus, Malta, USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and respectful workplace.

Required Skills
Backend EngineeringMachine LearningSystem ArchitectureTechnical DependenciesCross-functional CollaborationStakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsHands-on Problem SolvingEngineering Leadership Backend EngineeringMachine LearningSystem ArchitectureTechnical DependenciesCross-functional CollaborationStakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsHands-on Problem SolvingEngineering Leadership
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Social Discovery Group
One of the world's largest groups of social discovery companies, uniting millions of users on dozens of products. SDG solves the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. The company builds social entertainment platforms such as DateMyAge, Dating.com, EuroDate, Dil Mil, and Cupid Media to connect people online across cultures in over 150 countries.
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