Senior Software Engineering Manager
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Software Development
Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Title: Senior Software Engineering Manager
Location: Naperville, IL (Hybrid 3x per week)
Employment Type: 6M Contract-to-Hire
Day-to-DayWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple software engineering teams responsible for delivering customer‑facing and platform initiatives.
This is a true people‑management role, not a hands‑on technical lead position.
The manager will oversee several agile teams, partner closely with Product Management and Business Analysts, and ensure consistent, predictable delivery across multiple initiatives and platforms.
The ideal candidate brings strong software engineering fundamentals, prior full‑stack development experience, and a proven track record of managing engineers, addressing performance challenges, and balancing competing priorities in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities- Lead sprint planning, execution, and delivery across multiple teams
- Manage and develop software engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and performance management
- Partner closely with Product Management and Business Analysts to align priorities and delivery
- Balance multiple initiatives, dependencies, and staffing needs
- Provide technical oversight and guidance without day‑to‑day coding
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years of direct people‑management experience
- Experience managing multiple teams or initiatives simultaneously
- Experience with modern front‑end frameworks such as Angular
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services such as App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Azure Service Bus or Event Grid, Azure Dev Ops, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights
- Experience with API‑driven and service‑oriented architectures
- Strong SQL and relational database knowledge
- Comfortable working in a hybrid environment
- Proven experience addressing performance issues
- SaaS or enterprise systems experience
- Containerization and orchestration (AKS, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience leading teams of 10+ engineers
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