Software Engineering Senior Manager

Software Engineering Senior Manager

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Location:

US-IL-Chicago

Department:
Data and AI

The Software Engineering Senior Manager is a senior technical leader responsible for architecting, building, and operating the firm's cloud-native automation platform. This role requires deep expertise in Azure cloud architecture, distributed systems, and software engineering, with automation platform knowledge as a secondary skill.

This is a technical leadership role first, people management second. The ideal candidate comes from a cloud engineering, platform engineering, or full-stack development background with Dev Ops expertise-not from traditional RPA or low-code automation tools.

• Design and evolve the distributed system architecture for the cloud-native automation platform, including Azure Container Apps, Service Bus, Postgre
  
  SQL, Redis, and Blob Storage
• Design event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus for high-volume asynchronous processing
• Optimize platform performance, cost, and operational complexity through architectural improvements
• Lead .NET backend development including ASP.NET Core APIs, CQRS pattern with Mediat
  
  R, Entity Framework Core, and Fluent Validation
• Guide Type Script development for custom n8n integration nodes and webhook lifecycle management
• Conduct code reviews ensuring adherence to SOLID principles, async programming best practices, and distributed systems patterns
• Own and evolve multi-stage Azure Dev Ops YAML pipelines including multi-phase infrastructure deployment, container image builds, and environment-specific deployments
• Manage and mentor 4-6 software engineers (growing to 8-10), focusing on cloud engineering skill development
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate workflow automation requirements into cloud-native technical solutions

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available, it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at

$210,000 - $230,000 if located in Illinois

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email  (current employees should contact Human Resources).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field; or equivalent professional experience with demonstrable cloud architecture expertise
• Minimum 6 years of hands‑on software engineering experience building cloud-native applications on Azure
• Minimum 3 years of experience with Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or equivalent container orchestration platforms
• Minimum 2 years of people management experience leading software engineering teams (4+ engineers)
• Proven track record delivering distributed systems in production using microservices architecture and event-driven patterns
• Deep Azure networking expertise including VNETs, subnets, Network Security Groups, private endpoints, Private DNS Zones, VNET peering, Application Gateway, and NAT Gateway
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Service Bus, Azure database services including Azure SQL Database with Elastic Pools, Azure Postgre
  
  SQL Flexible Server, managed identity authentication, connection pooling, and private endpoint configuration
• Expert‑level Bicep or Terraform proficiency with ability to read, write, and debug complex Infrastructure‑as‑Code modules
• Deep understanding of microservices communication patterns including synchronous HTTP, asynchronous messaging, event‑driven architecture, and…