Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

Honeywell is seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Engineering Manager to lead the development, delivery, and evolution of its Fire Software portfolio. This role will provide engineering leadership across cloud platforms, mobile applications, connected services, IoT integrations, compliance solutions, monitoring systems, technician productivity solutions, and next-generation AI-enabled offerings supporting the Fire business.

The successful candidate will lead multiple engineering teams and managers, drive technology strategy, and partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Quality Engineering, Cybersecurity, Program Management, and Business Leadership to deliver innovative, secure, scalable, and reliable solutions for customers worldwide.

This role requires a balance of strong technical depth, organizational leadership, operational excellence, and domain expertise in Fire & Life Safety technologies.

You will report directly to our Sr. Director of Software Engineering and you’ll work out of our Duluth, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule

Note:

For the first 90 days New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite Monday – Friday.

• Lead and develop multiple high-performing software engineering teams across cloud, platform, mobile, quality engineering, Dev Ops, and emerging technology domains.
• Build a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor engineering managers, technical leaders, and senior engineers.
• Drive talent planning, succession management, hiring, performance development, and team engagement.

• Own engineering execution for strategic Fire Software initiatives and product roadmaps.
• Deliver scalable SaaS platforms, connected services, monitoring solutions, compliance applications, technician workflows, and customer-facing experiences.
• Drive product modernization, platform consolidation, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between product strategy, customer requirements, and engineering execution.

• Establish and drive technology strategy for cloud-based Fire Software platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, data platforms, mobile applications, and IoT-connected solutions.
• Champion engineering best practices across software design, code quality, testing, reliability, security, and observability.
• Drive adoption of AI, analytics, automation, and intelligent operational capabilities across the software portfolio.
• Lead architectural reviews and technical decision-making for large-scale strategic initiatives.

• Own release planning, execution, and delivery of complex cross-functional programs.
• Implement and mature Agile engineering practices across teams.
• Drive predictable delivery through engineering metrics, dependency management, risk management, and operational rigor.
• Ensure continuous improvement in engineering velocity, quality, and customer outcomes.

• Drive reliability, availability, scalability, and maintainability of mission-critical software platforms.
• Partner with SRE, Operations, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure teams to establish robust operating models.
• Lead incident reviews, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure systems meet business continuity, resilience, and customer service objectives.

• Collaborate with customers, business leaders, field organizations, and partners to understand business needs and technology opportunities.
• Work closely with Product Management to define future…