Manager, Software Engineering

Manager, Software Engineering

Groundworks Technology Team is seeking an Manager, Software Engineering. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software engineers to deliver high-powered, cutting-edge web and native mobile applications. You will work collaboratively with Product Owners, vendors, and business stakeholder's to architect and create enterprise-level web and native mobile applications that are both scalable and robust. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, have full-stack technical knowledge and the ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or relevant field of study preferred

Leadership & Management

• 5+ years of experience leading high-performing software engineering teams in Agile environments.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional engineering teams delivering customer-facing web, mobile, eCommerce, and enterprise applications.
• Proven ability to build, coach, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering talent.
• Strong experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives, balancing delivery commitments with technical excellence.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Product, Architecture, UX, Operations, Security, and executive leadership.
• Experience driving organizational change, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.

Technical Leadership

• Strong software engineering background with experience across modern front-end, back-end, API, cloud-native, and mobile technologies.
• Experience leading engineering teams supporting customer-facing digital platforms, eCommerce solutions, mobile applications, customer experience platforms, and Field Service Management (FSM) systems.
• Working knowledge of modern front-end technologies including Angular, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Understanding of modern back-end development, RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and data integration patterns.
• Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Slack, and modern DevOps toolchains.
• Experience leading teams practicing CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing
• Familiarity with secure software development practices, application security, and OWASP principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of application performance optimization, observability, monitoring, logging, and reliability engineering.
• Understanding of AI-assisted software development, engineering productivity tools, and modern software delivery practices is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop one or more software engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality digital products and platforms.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture centered on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear goals, career development plans, and performance expectations for team members.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent.

Delivery Management

• Own engineering execution and delivery for strategic initiatives across web, mobile, customer experience, and enterprise platforms.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, UX, QA, and business stakeholders to translate product roadmaps into executable engineering plans.
• Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery through Agile planning, sprint execution, backlog management, and release coordination.
• Proactively identify delivery risks, remove impediments, and drive resolution of technical and organizational issues.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while empowering engineering teams to make sound technical decisions.
• Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including modular architecture, API-first design, cloud-native development, automated testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and observability.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead technical design reviews and support modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve platform reliability.

Agile & Engineering Excellence

• Champion Agile software development methodologies and engineering best practices.
• Coach teams on effective backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and iterative delivery.
• Promote a culture of software craftsmanship, code quality, peer reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Drive engineering productivity through automation, metrics, and continuous process improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across Product, UX, Data, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize work based on customer value, business objectives, technical dependencies, and organizational priorities.
• Communicate engineering progress, delivery risks, technical decisions, and roadmap updates to leadership and executive stakeholders.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure production systems meet expectations for availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational support.
• Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement following production events.
• Establish and monitor engineering KPIs including delivery predictability, quality, reliability, technical debt, deployment frequency, and team health.

People Leadership

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions.
• Mentor engineering managers, technical leads, and individual contributors.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and psychologically safe engineering culture.
• Support succession planning and organizational growth through talent development and leadership coaching.

Working Conditions

• Full-time position based at Groundworks' corporate office in Irving, Texas.
• Collaborative, fast-paced work environment requiring adaptability and effective time management.
• Occasional travel may be required for team meetings, training, or industry conferences.
• This role has a base salary range between $155,000- $195,000. Salary is based on candidate experience.
• Employee Ownership/Equity

What We Provide

• Competitive Pay
• Employee Company Ownership Opportunities
• Industry Leading Training Programs
• Leadership Development and Career Growth Tracks
• Comprehensive and Affordable Benefits Package
• Top Workplace with Award Winning Culture