Software Engineering Manager

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of 10+ developers and analysts
• Set performance expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and drive career growth
• Build a team culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and resource planning
• Own end-to-end delivery including sprint planning, prioritization, resourcing, and blocker removal
• Own production support, incident management, root-cause analysis, and production issue resolution for dealer platform products
• Establish and monitor SLAs and operational reliability metrics
• Manage delivery risks, timelines, dependencies, and technical debt
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies and improve delivery and support processes
• Own the product roadmap and strategy for dealer platform products
• Guide architecture, API design, microservices, data modeling, and engineering decisions
• Translate business and dealer requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and quality through technical design and code/architecture reviews
• Act as primary liaison between development and business stakeholders
• Gather and prioritize requirements and manage scope, timing, and trade-offs
• Report roadmap progress, delivery status, production health, and risks
• Partner with UX/design and cross-functional teams on product experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of experience in product management and/or engineering leadership
• Direct management of engineering/analyst teams of 10+
• Hands-on technical background with GCP, PostgreSQL or Oracle, Java Springboot microservices, React, and Angular
• Experience owning full product lifecycle delivery, including production support and incident management
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to define priorities and manage expectations
• People leadership skills including coaching, performance management, hiring, and team development
• Understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and system integration patterns
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments as a team or delivery lead
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Demonstrates expertise in leading and mentoring engineering teams, managing product life cycles, and driving Agile/Scrum processes. Proficient in technical design, API architecture, and ensuring operational reliability for dealer platform products.

• Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Agile/Scrum Experience
• Technical Background in GCP and Java Springboot
• API Design and Microservices Architecture

• Product Management
• Agile Methodologies
• API Design
• Microservices Architecture
• Java Springboot
• GCP
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle
• React
• Angular

• Coaching
• Performance Management
• Team Development
• Stakeholder Management

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Engineering
• Business

• Incident Management
• Production Support
• Root-Cause Analysis
• SLA Monitoring
• Operational Reliability