Senior Engineering Manager, Devices

About the Role

As a Senior Engineering Manager for Devices, you won't just manage teams; you will be a primary architect of our engineering culture. You will lead a critical sub‑organization responsible for the backbone of our device management platform. We are looking for a leader who possesses deep technical intuition, a passion for operational excellence, and the ability to mentor high‑level talent while partnering with executive leadership to define the future of our product.

You will be responsible for building out features, driving architecture, defining best practices, and enabling product quality. You will guide the engineering teams reporting to you to make things happen and excel. You will influence engineering practices in addition to product strategy and execution.

• As part of the Devices Engineering team and the engineering team as a whole, you will manage and guide multiple global engineering teams.
• Set and maintain the technical bar for the Devices Management group. Drive high engineering standards across the organization, including rigorous architectural reviews, automated testing strategies, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Product and Design leadership to define the strategic vision. Translate complex business requirements into high‑level technical execution plans that balance aggressive delivery with technical sustainability.
• Drive the adoption of AI‑assisted engineering workflows to measurably improve developer velocity and reduce routine boilerplate work.
• Identify and resolve systemic organizational bottlenecks. Optimize the SDLC, improve developer velocity, and utilize data (such as DORA metrics) to drive continuous improvement in team performance.
• Partner with peers and other teams to build, lead, and inspire a world‑class engineering organization.

• 8+ years of experience in engineering leadership, with at least 3+ years managing multiple teams or a sub‑organization of 10+ engineers.
• Experience leading and building software engineering teams developing on top of public clouds, like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Demonstrated track record of developing leadership talent (mentoring Senior engineers into Lead, Staff or Manager roles).
• Proven ability to lead and empower high‑level Individual Contributors (Staff+).
• Experience implementing AI‑assisted engineering workflows (e.g., Copilot, automated code reviews, AI‑generated unit tests) with measurable improvements.
• Track record of leading and driving team and/or organizational projects/initiatives to successful, on‑time completion.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and techniques.
• Track record of Software‑as‑a‑Service ownership and strong proponent of reliability principles.
• Hands‑on experience working with agile teams.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with other engineering managers and both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly integrate new technologies and industry best practices into your skill sets.
• Experience managing cross‑functional teams including Software and Quality Engineers.
• Strong track record in finding, hiring, growing, and retaining high‑performing engineers.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast‑moving, team‑oriented, collaborative environment.
• Track record of continuous improvement through innovation, delivery, process development, quality, etc.
• Experience leading geographically diverse engineering teams in today’s remote‑first work environment.

• Commercial software development in diverse languages and operating systems (Golang, C++, Python, Java, kernels, OS libraries).
• MacOS or Windows development, including native libraries and frameworks.
• Strong technical foundation in software engineering design principles.

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate annual compensation range for this role is $175,000 – $250,000, including base salary and any related bonuses or commissions.

In the US, Jump Cloud® provides a comprehensive benefits package, including several medical plans (one of which is HSA with employer contribution), two dental plans, vision insurance, FSA, EAP, short‑and long‑term disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan with match. We have a flexible paid time off policy.

This role is remote in the United States of America. You must be located in and be authorized to work in the USA to be considered for this role.

Jump Cloud® is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.