Software Engineering Manager

About the role

The Software Engineering Manager will lead a distributed team of developers, translating strategic objectives into actionable engineering roadmaps. The role requires close collaboration with the Product Manager and CEO and occasional availability during U.S. EST hours to ensure seamless cross‑time‑zone coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach a team of software engineers, fostering ownership and growth.
• Partner with the Product Manager and CEO to define priorities, scope, and realistic timelines.
• Coordinate daily with offshore engineering teams to maintain alignment and timely delivery.
• Oversee design, development, and deployment of scalable, distributed software systems.
• Drive adherence to best practices in architecture, DevOps, and code quality.
• Manage sprint planning, retrospectives, and progress tracking in agile or hybrid environments.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers early and implement mitigation strategies.

Required profile

• Proven experience in team leadership and software project management.
• Strong proficiency in software design and development using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience with distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong problem‑solving, organizational, and prioritization abilities.
• Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban (preferred).
• Flexibility to collaborate across global time zones.

Required skills

• Scrum
• Kanban
• Distributed systems