Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

Senior Manager, Software Engineering – VOS and Stratus Redundant Linux Overview

Penguin Solutions builds fault-tolerant platforms used in mission-critical payment and edge environments. Our VOS operating system powers high-volume transaction processing, and our Stratus Redundant Linux (SRL) delivers continuously available Ubuntu-based solutions with fault-tolerant checkpointing.

• Lead, mentor, and scale a distributed team of approximately 20 experienced engineers.
• Conduct performance reviews, career planning, and provide timely coaching and feedback.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous learning across multiple time zones.
• Work closely with senior leadership to align technical direction with business priorities and customer needs.

• Drive architecture and roadmap and technical trade-offs for VOS, compilers, SRL, checkpointing, and system management.
• Provide technical guidance for complex OS, driver, and storage integration work.

• Manage the full SDLC: planning, sprint execution, releases, and post-release reliability.
• Establish and track engineering performance metrics, ensuring the team meets key milestones and deadlines.

• Partner with Product Management, Hardware, QA, and Support to prioritize features and resolve technical customer issues.
• Lead technical discussions with strategic customers and partners.

• Champion adoption of modern tooling, CI/CD, security standards, test automation, and scalable development practices.
• Ensure documentation, knowledge sharing, and onboarding processes are in place.

• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in people management or equivalent technical leadership with promotion history.
• Deep experience in one or more: operating systems, kernel/driver development, storage systems, or systems/cluster management.
• Strong systems-level programming experience and debugging skills.
• Proven track record with Agile development and modern CI/CD practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable with customer-facing technical discussions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Expertise in system architecture and fault-tolerant design.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python; experience with Java, Ruby, or Perl is a plus.
• Experience with Git Hub, Jira, automated pipelines, and test frameworks.
• Background building server, network, and storage management products.
• Experience leading geographically distributed or multi-disciplinary teams across time zones.
• Experience with Linux internals.

This is a hybrid role in Maynard, MA.

No expected travel for this position.

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in Maynard, MA is $180,000 - $205,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. The position is bonus-eligible, and there are medical, dental, and vision benefits available. There is a 401k savings plan and other benefits, such as Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Plan.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces differences and fosters belonging for all.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and strongly committed to all policies that afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, creed, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology; IT Services and IT Consulting