Software Engineering Manager

LogicGate® is the leading AI GRC platform for the Enterprise, helping governance, risk, and compliance teams limit surprises, strengthen resilience, augment program performance, and confidently quantify impact and business value. Built to provide a centralized view of risk and compliance, with AI intelligence woven into the platform's core, LogicGate delivers real-time insights and actionable data to help drive current business decisions, with the flexibility to scale alongside evolving business needs. Recognized as a Leader in the GRC Market, LogicGate continues to further solidify its position as a best-in-class platform. At LogicGate, our people are the foundation of everything we do. We are committed to delivering an exceptional experience for our employees and our customers by empowering and enabling our people to take ownership, make an impact, and deliver their best work. About the role As an Engineering Manager at LogicGate, you'll lead a high-performing team building our Risk Cloud SaaS application that helps organizations manage governance, risk, and compliance at scale. You're responsible for developing exceptional engineers and delivering product outcomes that directly impact our customers' ability to manage risk. You'll set technical direction for your team and own how the work gets done. You're accountable for technical execution, team velocity, timelines, and quality. This means driving sustainable delivery of roadmap initiatives while championing modern development practices—test-driven development, frequent releases, continuous improvement. You'll work closely with Product, QA, Customer Success, and fellow engineering leaders to shape technical strategy and execute on ambitious goals. You'll grow your engineers' capabilities, remove obstacles that slow them down, and create an environment where they can do their best work while consistently delivering value to customers and the business. How you'll spend your time: Lead / Manage, grow, and develop 4-6 engineers through regular 1:1s, coaching, and career development while removing obstacles that slow them down. Execute / Set technical direction and own how the work gets done—you're accountable for technical execution, team velocity, timelines, and quality. Collaborate / Work closely with Product, QA, Customer Success, and Sales Engineering on prioritization and execution of roadmap items using Agile methodologies. Improve / Assess current engineering practices and drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase developer efficiency and team performance. Partner / Work with senior leadership and other engineering managers to build a collaborative culture and align engineering efforts with company goals. Manage / Oversee vendor relationships, evaluate build-vs-buy decisions, and manage cross -functional dependencies that impact your team's delivery What we use: Front-end: TypeScript, Angular, Webpack, Sass Back-end: Spring Boot, Java, Kotlin, Go Data: Neo4j, Redis, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL Test: JUnit, Jasmine, Spectator, Cypress Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible Work: GitLab, Slack, Jira, Confluence, G Suite What you’ll bring: 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering as a Developer, System Administrator, or Database Administrator (we value outcomes and leadership ability over exact years). Experience managing 5+ direct reports, or Team Lead/Developer Lead experience with strong people leadership Understanding of modern software frameworks, system architecture, and best practices for building scalable SaaS applications. Strong competency in Agile processes, product roadmaps, prioritization, and estimation—you know how to balance velocity with quality. Knowledge of security practices, compliance frameworks, and OWASP principles. Desire to grow as both a technical leader and people manager in an engineering atmosphere that moves quickly and strives to raise the bar. Ability to work across business units—you've collaborated with Product, Sales, Customer Success, or Support teams to deliver outcomes. How you’ll Raise the Bar: Champion modern development practices like test-driven development, frequent releases, and continuous improvement. Ensure your team ships with both velocity and quality. Build a culture where engineers are challenged, supported, and able to do their best work. Grow their capabilities and create clear paths for development. Drive developer efficiency initiatives that eliminate obstacles and reduce toil. Enable your team to focus on delivering outcomes that matter to customers. Partner with engineering leadership to improve our programs, processes, and technical strategy. Assess what's working, recommend changes, and execute on ambitious goals. The anticipated base salary range for the role is $165,000 - $200,000 per year + variable + equity + benefits. Actual salaries may vary and will be based on factors, such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Internal candidates who have current pay within or above the hiring range are still encouraged to apply if interested. Hybrid Workplace Our hybrid workplace allows for flexibility aligned to role responsibilities and exceptional customer delivery. Location requirements for this role can be found above. Total Rewards We are proud to offer a variety of competitive, inclusive, and comprehensive total rewards that are designed to support the unique needs of our employees both inside and outside of the workplace. In addition to offering competitive salary and variable compensation plans, equity options, and flexible health and wellness benefits, we are proud to offer generous PTO, Annual Company Holidays, Health Days, and Summer Fridays. Employees' growth and development are supported throughout their career journey through informal and formal programs and activities, including access to LinkedIn Learning, regular People Leader training, and our internal Mentorship Program. Our Culture At LogicGate, our culture and employee experience are grounded in our core values of Be as One, Do the Right Thing, Embrace Curiosity, Own It, Empower Customers, and Raise the Bar, which guide how we show up - for each other, our customers, and all we interact with. We believe that the strongest teams are made up of individuals who bring their different identities, experiences, and perspectives to the table. We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all employees’ differences are celebrated and everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We encourage everyone to join one of our Employee Resource Groups (AAPI @ LogicGate, Pride at LogicGate, and Women in LogicGate) to participate in and contribute to conversations that foster an inclusive culture. LogicGate also believes strongly in giving back to the communities in which we live and work. To enable our teams to give back, we offer paid volunteer hours and company-wide charitable activities supporting a variety of organizations and causes. We are proud to have been recognized as a top workplace by Built In, Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, and more. Visit our website to learn about our latest recognition. Learn more about our culture here . Excited about LogicGate but not familiar with GRC? GRC stands for Governance, Risk, and Compliance GRC professionals help their companies manage uncertainty, act with integrity, and stay on the right side of the law. The GRC market is rapidly expanding with continuous growth opportunities. The current market size was valued at $50.5 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $104.5 billion by 2031.