Software Engineering Manager

$165,000 - $220,000/Yr

Automox - Austin, TX

Full-time - Manager

Austin, TX

About the position

As a Software Engineering Manager at Automox, you will lead multiple agile teams responsible for delivering features and systems that enhance the company's competitive advantage. This role involves overseeing the development of new and existing services and applications, ensuring high technical quality, and fostering a collaborative environment. You will mentor and coach team members, manage cross-functional initiatives, and drive significant transformation results across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive significant transformation results for multiple teams of talented Engineers.
• Contribute and define key roadmap initiatives as part of release planning efforts.
• Ensure team understanding of global R&D priorities and assist other teams as necessary.
• Lead end-to-end delivery and timeline of features, services, and applications, collaborating on design, development, testing, and release.
• Ensure high technical quality by collaborating on technology standards and architectural principles.
• Work with internal stakeholders to manage and prioritize engineering initiatives, infrastructure changes, and new feature requests.
• Encourage team collaboration across management and organizational boundaries to achieve goals.
• Track delivery and project milestones with program management for status reporting and continuous improvement.
• Mentor, coach, and motivate team members while promoting a positive culture.
• Establish and refine effective agile practices that drive results and create an environment of empowerment and ownership.
• Promote best practices in software development, testing, and deployment of SaaS applications and platform services.
• Identify and help resolve conflicts within the team or with other teams.
• Manage project issues and risks, acting as a focal point for problem resolution and escalation.
• Establish monitoring and operation of production services to promote quality and uptime.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience with SaaS software engineering teams.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and engineering leads.
• Preferred fluency in programming languages such as Go, Java, Vue.js, and Python.
• Experience with infrastructure, microservices, and high-scale applications is a bonus.
• Experience establishing CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Passion for promoting good engineering practices and high-quality standards.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic team environment across multiple locations and time zones.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience coaching engineers on a distributed team, with or without direct reporting responsibility.
• Obsession with user experience, human-centered design, and design thinking.
• Proven track record of launching and scaling new cloud-native and web applications.
• Passion for recruiting and hiring strong engineering talent.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Internet reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible PTO
• Generous sick time policy
• $20 a month to connect virtually with colleagues
• Comprehensive health plans with generous employer contributions
• 100% company-paid short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
• Company HSA contribution: $100-$150-$200 per month based on tier
• Gender affirmation coverage
• $50 per month lifestyle spending account
• $750 home office stipend
• $10k adoption benefit
• Comprehensive family planning coverage