Software Engineering Manager/Coach

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic leader to transform and elevate our software development landscape. As the Engineering Excellence Lead, you will be entrusted with streamlining development lifecycles, implementing scalable improvement methodologies, and nurturing high-performing engineering teams that consistently deliver with speed and precision.

In this strategic role, you’ll be responsible for architecting change—focusing on operational maturity, team empowerment, and cutting-edge practices across Agile, Lean, and DevOps frameworks. Your mission is to eliminate inefficiencies, boost engineering output, and sustain a culture of adaptability and technical

mastery.

Key Impact Areas:

• Drive strategic modernization of software delivery processes to maximize team throughput and delivery quality.
• Embed Agile mindsets and DevOps automation into core engineering behaviors, facilitating rapid, reliable, and repeatable software releases.
• Mentor and enable developers and tech leads to internalize best practices and become catalysts for sustained performance improvement.
• Analyze delivery trends and team metrics to expose friction points, evaluate experiment outcomes, and prioritize process interventions.
• Promote cross-functional learning and transparency through collaborative sessions, shared rituals, and knowledge platforms.
• Align all improvement efforts with compliance benchmarks and evolving product quality expectations.
• Author clear documentation capturing methodologies, experiments, outcomes, and retrospectives for long-term traceability and replication.
• Encourage continual professional development within engineering squads, reinforcing technical curiosity and long-term capability growth.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strategic thinking paired with a sharp diagnostic lens to uncover hidden process debt.
• Solid technical grasp of iterative development, deployment automation, and collaborative planning.
• Adept at resolving barriers and unlocking potential through influence, empathy, and tactical execution.
• Natural communicator capable of translating technical nuance into compelling narratives for stakeholders.
• Proven ability to facilitate organizational change, even amid ambiguity or resistance.
• Strong instincts for mentorship, team coaching, and growth enablement at scale.
• Experience with performance monitoring, process instrumentation, and decision-making informed by quantitative insight.
• Committed to personal and team development, with a forward-leaning mindset toward emerging trends and technologies.

Technology Proficiency:

• Programming UI: Proficient in C#, HTML, CSS, familiar with IDEs such as Visual Studio and JetBrains.
• Automation DevOps: Hands-on experience with Git, Bash scripting, CircleCI or similar CI/CD systems.
• Testing: Competent in test automation using tools like xUnit, Postman, and load testing frameworks.
• Project Knowledge Management: Effective with Atlassian tools, specifically Jira and Confluence.