Looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead engineering teams, promote best practices, and deliver high-quality software. Responsibilities include team development, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.
It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am!
We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to help grow our engineering teams and culture, bring forward innovation to our technology organization and be an advocate to best engineering practices. You will be working with teams across the company to turn business, strategic objectives, and product requirements into implementable work. In the longer term, success in this role looks like a cohesive, high-functioning, and diverse group of software engineers who help each other deliver high-quality software on predictable timelines.
What You'll Do
- Team Leadership & People Development
- Recruit, onboard, mentor, and grow a diverse team of engineers and contractors.
- Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Provide regular coaching and support to promote career development.
- Engineering Excellence & Process Optimization
- Ensure high-quality software development practices across the entire lifecycle.
- Continuously improve engineering processes to enhance team productivity and efficiency.
- Drive technical initiatives to ensure application performance, scalability, and sustainability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to prioritize roadmap items, identify risks, negotiate trade-offs, and align on outcomes.
- Collaborate with UX to build intuitive, modern web applications.
- Support software releases through coordination with DevOps, QA, and support teams.
- Project & Technical Leadership
- Facilitate architecture, design, and process discussions to solve complex technical challenges.
- Participate in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives to ensure clarity and alignment.
- Break down complex problems into manageable tasks and advocate for data-informed decision-making.
- Strategic Impact
- Actively contribute to long-term technical and organizational planning.
- Represent engineering in cross-functional strategy conversations with clarity and influence.
About You
- BS in Computer Science or a related field.
- Strong understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns, and scalable software architecture.
- 5+ years designing, building, deploying, and debugging scalable, cloud-based web applications.
- Proficient in frontend technologies, API development, and SQL-based databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, including SOLID principles, design patterns, and scalable system design.
- 2-3 years of experience leading engineering teams, with strong mentoring, coaching, and people management skills.
- Proven ability to recruit, retain, and develop diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams
- Skilled in resolving conflicts, fostering trust, and promoting a culture of collaboration and psychological safety
- Experienced with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and LEAN product development.
- Strong strategic planning, prioritization, and stakeholder collaboration abilities.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- This position is preferably based in Austin, Texas.
Top Skills
Agile Methodologies
Cloud-Based Applications
Kanban
MySQL
Postgres
Scrum
SQL
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