Manager, Software Engineering

Job Overview

The Manager, Software Engineering is responsible for building and leading a highly effective team of software engineers, supporting departmental contacts, and meeting objectives of the product development process. The engineering manager leads the professional development of their reports and is a subject matter expert for the product features.

Posting type:
Hybrid.

• Focus On Product Delivery
  • Contributes to the product roadmap and uses it to bring purpose to the team and their backlog.
  • Effectively scopes and drives features and products, delivering updates.
  • Delivers results within time and scope, and brings visibility through regular reporting.
  • Accountability behind the features and products they own.
  • Develops deep software product knowledge within their team’s area of ownership.
• Promotes Personal Development
  • Provides professional development for their team and acts as subject matter expert for product features.
  • Works collaboratively with the team to identify and develop each individual’s talents.
• Aligns Goals With Strategy
  • Serves as technology advisor to the business on all aspects of software technology trends and novel solutions specific to their domain or feature set.
  • Stays on top of the latest technological progress to ensure company products remain marketable and competitive.
  • Acts as a subject matter expert in their product area.
  • Uses long‑term strategic thinking to guide and develop the team to meet overall product goals.
  • Exercises significant latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
  • Is innovative and thinks outside the box when crafting solutions and considering impact.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or related disciplines.
• 4+ years of experience managing software product development teams.
• 10+ years of software development of commercial‑grade systems and applications with a proven track record of building and leading successful engineering teams.
• Experience managing remote teams or individual staff in remote locations is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of software engineering discipline including programming languages, OOP, architecture, performance, fault‑tolerant distributed systems, data structures, operating systems, distributed database modeling, cloud environments such as SaaS.
• Strong teamwork and partnering skills for cross‑group collaboration.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to perform under pressure and optimize the team’s resources to achieve business goals.
• Ability to motivate people, instill accountability and achieve results.
• In‑depth knowledge of agile product development methodologies.
• Strong verbal, presentation, and written communication skills for technical and non‑technical audiences.

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices. This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long‑term incentives. The expected salary range for this role is $155,000 to $233,000. The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including candidate experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity.

Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth.

• Budget Management
• Engineering Management
• Innovation
• Leadership
• Performance Management (PM)
• Process Improvements
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management