Staff Software Engineering Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineering Manager based in the United States. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced engineering professional who thrives at the intersection of technical depth and people management. In this role, you will lead a small but high-performing team of engineers while actively contributing to the design and development of scalable backend systems. You will play a central role in shaping architecture, engineering standards, and delivery practices while fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement. The position blends hands-on coding with strategic leadership, requiring a strong backend engineering foundation and a passion for building reliable, high-performance systems. You will also help drive the adoption of modern AI-assisted development workflows and evolve engineering practices toward a shift-left, developer-owned quality model. This role is ideal for a player-coach leader who enjoys mentoring engineers while remaining deeply engaged in technical execution. \n Accountabilities Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, including performance management, career development, coaching, and hiring efforts. Contribute directly to software development by designing and implementing scalable backend services, APIs, and systems powering web and mobile applications. Own system architecture and technical design decisions, ensuring high standards for scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Establish and uphold engineering best practices, including coding standards, testing strategies, and code quality expectations. Drive end-to-end delivery of engineering projects by planning, prioritizing, and coordinating work within an Agile/Scrum environment. Ensure high-quality outcomes by promoting strong automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and system-level validation. Partner with engineering leadership to evolve shift-left testing practices and embed quality earlier in the development lifecycle. Improve engineering productivity by evaluating, adopting, and optimizing modern development tools, including AI-assisted technologies. Champion AI-first development practices by coaching engineers on effective usage and integrating AI tools into daily workflows. Collaborate closely with product, UX, and engineering stakeholders to define requirements, shape solutions, and deliver business-aligned features. Work across engineering teams to align architectural decisions, share best practices, and improve overall system design and development processes. Requirements 8+ years of professional software development experience building production-grade software systems. Proven experience operating at Senior or Staff Software Engineer level with ownership of architecture and technical design. Strong backend engineering expertise with Java, Spring / Spring Boot, and SQL. Experience designing and building scalable APIs, backend services, and distributed systems. Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, scalability, and system trade-offs. Demonstrated experience in people management, including mentoring, coaching, performance management, and team development. Strong coding skills with a focus on clean, maintainable code and robust automated test coverage. Experience implementing or evolving shift-left testing practices and developer-owned quality models. Proficiency with modern software engineering workflows including CI/CD, source control, and code review practices. Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and supporting production systems in complex environments. Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools and promoting their adoption within engineering teams. Strong ability to influence technical decisions and communicate effectively across engineering, product, and UX stakeholders. Experience participating in or leading technical hiring processes. Preferred experience with frontend technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, or React. Experience building or supporting high-scale consumer-facing applications is a plus. Benefits Competitive base salary ranging from $190,000 to $225,000 with eligibility for a 10% performance bonus. Fully remote work across the continental United States with flexible working arrangements. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and eligible dependents. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options. Life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability coverage. 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees. Flexible work-life structure with core collaboration hours and manager-aligned scheduling flexibility. Performance-based bonuses and annual merit increase opportunities. Employee incentive programs and exclusive partner benefits. Strong culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning. \n How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? 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