Manager, Software Engineering

Role Description

The Motus Technology team is seeking an experienced engineering leader to lead two teams supporting our core Vehicle product: a Feature Delivery team and an Operational Excellence (OpEx) team focused on production support and system reliability. You will play a key role in building and developing server-side applications, driving technical strategy, and championing engineer growth.

To thrive in this role, you must excel in a creative, collaborative, and agile development environment. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has built high-performing, self-organizing engineering teams and delivered complex projects on time and on budget. You operate with a product focus and help define and prioritize technical initiatives while assuming PM tasks. You will also be responsible for standing up and maturing the OpEx team.

Position Duties

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers while fostering a high-performing, self-organizing, and collaborative team environment where engineers take ownership and continuously improve how they work.
• Mature the OpEx team, establishing structure, practices, timely incident response, and a culture of continuous reliability improvement.
• Wear a technical product manager hat for engineering-driven initiatives — help define roadmaps, shape priorities, and ensure work is aligned with business value.
• Drive team planning, execution, and delivery across both teams; ensure operational rigor across delivery, quality, and documentation.
• Apply metrics to evaluate and respond to team, system, and project health — track indicators that drive informed decisions and surface issues early.
• Encourage and facilitate the team in using AI tools and automation to improve development workflows and efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate priorities, progress, risks, and team needs.
• Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews; occasionally contribute to backend development when bandwidth allows.
• Establish and refine engineering standards, best practices, and development processes.
• Recruit, onboard, and support the ongoing performance and professional development of the team.
• Help shape the evolution of Motus' engineering environment and technical direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in a management or technical leadership role.
• 5–9+ years of experience developing server-side applications (Java/Spring ecosystem preferred).
• Experience with Spring, Spring MVC, Hibernate, and JPA.
• Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), design patterns, and domain-driven design.
• Familiarity with modern web development: React, AJAX, HTML5/CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience leading and mentoring a fully remote or geographically distributed engineering team.
• Experience working in a Scrum environment with solid understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Ability to define and use metrics to monitor system reliability, team performance, and project health — and translate data into action.
• Comfortable working with an approach centered on the product, including defining and prioritizing the roadmap in the absence of a dedicated PM.
• Excellent English communication skills with close attention to detail in planning, documentation, and delivery.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven experience establishing and streamlining development practices to ensure software quality and operational excellence.
• Experience influencing the strategic direction of a team and aligning with business objectives.
• Shown ability to collaborate effectively with team members and leadership.
• Experience integrating AI-driven tools to enhance team productivity and quality.

Requirements

• Where required by law, Motus provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The pay range for this role is $160,000 - $170,000 USD. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance (effective day one)
• Open Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
• Motus-Fidelity 401K Plan
• Company-paid Short/Long-term Disability & Basic Life Insurance Plans
• Family Planning and Parenting Support Benefits through Maven
• Support your mental, physical, professional and financial well-being through coaching and clinical therapy with Modern Health
• $1000 Home Office Reimbursement Program
• $2000 Internal Referral Program
• WorkAnywhere Reimbursement of Internet and Cellular Costs
• 16 weeks maternity and adoption leave
• 12 weeks paternity leave