Software Engineering Manager; Full-Stack

Position: Software Engineering Manager (Full-Stack)
At Diesel Laptops, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the commercial truck and off-highway vehicle repair industry. Since our inception, we have been committed to providing cutting-edge diagnostic tools, repair information, and world-class training to our clients. Our mission is to empower technicians and repair facilities with the knowledge and tools they need to efficiently diagnose and repair vehicles, ultimately reducing downtime and improving profitability.

At Diesel Laptops, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment where every team member is valued and has the opportunity to grow.

We are seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of full-stack engineers building and operating real-time, data-driven applications. This role follows an 80/20 management-to-IC split, with primary responsibility for team leadership, delivery, and engineering quality, while remaining technically engaged through targeted contributions.

This role emphasizes building and scaling high-quality systems, while also helping evolve our existing architecture over time. Much of our application logic today lives in Python within the web layer, handling complex data querying and transformation. You will guide the team in structuring this logic into clean, maintainable patterns, with a strong focus on data modeling, data integrity, and system clarity.

As part of ongoing platform improvements, you will also support the team in incrementally modernizing the system, including simplifying or consolidating legacy components where appropriate. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who can both develop engineers and bring clarity to complex systems, improving reliability, maintainability, and developer experience over time.

Key Responsibilities Team Leadership (80%)Manage and mentor a team of 5–7 engineers across frontend, backend, and full-stack domains

Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning

Own team technical delivery against product and platform priorities

Maintain and continuously improve engineering standards, code quality expectations, and review practices

Work directly with Project Manager to drive sprint planning, prioritization, and execution consistency

Partner with Product, Data, and Dev Ops teams on cross-functional initiatives

Support hiring, onboarding, and contractor management

Technical Contribution (20%)Contribute selectively to production code in high-impact areas

Lead design and architectural decisions across full stack development

Perform high-quality code reviews across React, React Native, Django, and related frameworks

Set technical direction and patterns for the team (not primary feature ownership)
Step in on critical issues, incidents, or high-risk deliverables

Architecture & System Design Guide backend architecture with a focus on data modeling, schema design, and reliable data transformations, particularly in Python-based application logic, ensuring clean system boundaries and consistency across services

Shape frontend architecture (React, Tan Stack ecosystem preferred)
Contribute to mobile strategy (React Native or Flutter)
Ensure clean integration with data pipelines and ML-driven systems

Promote API-first and modular design principles

Legacy System Migration & Simplification Support the gradual migration away from AWS Lambdas and PHP services

Support safe migration of functionality into the core application stack (Django / Python)
Ensure continuity of business logic while improving maintainability and observability

Identify opportunities to simplify, consolidate, or eliminate redundant services

Delivery & Execution Improve delivery predictability and reduce bottlenecks

Ensure high-quality releases with proper testing and observability

Balance feature delivery with technical debt and platform investments

Drive accountability and ownership within the team

Minimum Qualifications 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience

Experience with backend systems using Python for data processing and transformation logic1+ years of engineering management or strong technical leadership experience

Production experience with:

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