Software Engineering Manager

Department: Technology (Engineering Team)

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: Austin, TX (HQ) (Optional, Based on Performance Remote & Hybrid)

Founded in 2001 and based in Austin, Texas, dyna Connections is a SaaS technology company serving the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) industry. Our flagship platform, connect

MLS, powers mission-critical workflows used daily by MLS organizations, brokers, agents, and consumers nationwide.

We develop infrastructure that must be secure, highly available, and scalable, managing large volumes of listing data, real-time search, integrations, and compliance requirements. Our success relies on long-term client relationships, disciplined engineering methods, and a culture that values accountability, ownership, and execution.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team and ensure our products are stable, high-quality, and competitive. This role combines leadership, delivery oversight, and technical guidance.

You will directly oversee software engineers and QA engineers across multiple agile teams, ensuring predictable delivery, production stability, and continuous improvement. Success in this role depends on building strong teams, maintaining high engineering standards, and aligning daily execution with company strategy.

This role combines strategic and operational responsibilities and involves hands‑on leadership within a high‑performing, agile product team. As a technical leader at dyna Connections, a small but established SaaS company, we need a coach who is responsible for:

• Leading and mentoring a top‑tier engineering team
• Delivering consistent, high‑quality results while minimizing technical debt
• Ensuring MLS data integrity, compliance, and security
• Attracting and retaining top engineering talent
• Aligning engineering initiatives with business goals

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY

• Directly managing all developers and QA engineers across all COD teams, setting expectations, monitoring performance, and ensuring timely delivery.
• Managing all QA engineers across all COD teams to enhance software quality, lower defect escape rates, and establish strict testing standards.
• Achieving sprint predictability and delivering high‑quality products.
• Developing talent and excelling in recruiting the right people.
• Constantly improving engineering processes and tools.
• Completing any other tasks related to your role as assigned by leadership.

ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY

• Lead, mentor, and develop both the developers and QA engineers that make up COD teams (Customer‑Oriented Development: typically, 2–4 developers and 1–2 QA engineers per COD team), operating within an Agile sprint framework.
• Establish clear performance expectations and delivery standards; collaborate with technical leads to uphold code quality, engineering practices, and sprint commitments.
• Establish quarterly and yearly performance objectives aligned with company goals.
• Conduct individual performance reviews, career development plans, and regular 1:1s to keep engineers motivated, accountable, and continuously growing.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top‑tier engineering talent.
• Act as the main escalation point for delivery blockers, proactively resolving issues to ensure the team meets its release deadlines on time.

DELIVERY & EXCUTION

• Ensure consistent sprint execution and on‑time delivery without sacrificing quality.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Release, and Support teams to eliminate obstacles and ensure consistent delivery.
• Monitor and enhance delivery metrics like velocity, defect patterns, and release quality.
• Guarantee reliable delivery without sacrificing quality.

TECHNICAL & PLATFORM STEWARDSHIP

• Work with senior engineers and architects to guide technical direction.
• Support modernization efforts and decrease technical debt
• Ensure system performance, reliability, and scalability in a production SaaS environment.

QUALITY, STABILITY & RISK MANAGEMENT

• Foster a quality‑first engineering culture with robust testing and review practices.
• Participate in release readiness, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Assist in…