Software Engineering Manager

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Team Manager to lead our engineering team in Boulder, CO. In this role, you will provide technical direction, mentor engineers, manage execution, and partner closely with product, architecture, and UX to deliver mission-critical features of our client’s platform.

Drive engineering excellence, ensuring the team consistently produces high-quality work, follows strong development practices, and leverages our client’s development ecosystem, consistent UI and UX development patterns, and our comprehensive Figma design system.

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, guiding their technical growth, productivity, and craftsmanship.
• Help oversee planning, execution, and delivery of sprint commitments, ensuring clarity, alignment, and predictable velocity.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, UX designers, and software architects to shape requirements, refine work packages, and drive technical feasibility.
• Maintain high standards of code quality, architecture, testing, documentation, and system reliability across the engineering organization.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve engineering processes, workflows, tooling, and communication for a high-performance development environment.
• Participate in solution design and technical decision-making, ensuring the team’s work aligns with our client’s engineering principles and long-term platform architecture.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development to build a resilient, world-class engineering team in Boulder.

Required

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10–12+ years of professional software development experience.
• 7+ years of engineering leadership or team management experience.
• Strong background in C#, .NET, cloud-native architectures, and building enterprise-grade software.
• Proven track record of leading teams through complex feature development, architectural evolution, QA testing and high-velocity delivery.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate ambiguity into clear plans and coach engineers toward consistent performance.

Preferred (Not Required)

• Background managing teams that integrate closely with design system–driven workflows (Figma, component libraries, UI standards).
• Experience with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD automation, and modern distributed systems.

Prior leadership in early-stage or scaling product teams.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Information Technology

IT System Custom Software Development

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Medical insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k), Disability insurance.