Senior Technical Engineering Manager

Role Description

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, as a Senior Technical Software Engineering Manager at ClearCo, you will join our talented, collaborative, and inclusive engineering team to help grow our team's capabilities to expand our best-in-class HR platform. Our team has a diverse set of backgrounds and perspectives, which has helped us build the amazing culture that we have today. That culture, along with our core value of "Listen to Many, Execute as One", has enabled us to not only create an excellent technical platform but also an environment where everyone's voice can be heard. We're very proud of the culture we've built.

• Lead the engineering team responsible for our Platform Architecture and Shared Services that span technologies, frameworks, and other components that contribute to the application development ecosystem.
• Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements.
• Contribute to long term vision and the strategy to achieve the vision for the technology organization.
• Lead collaboration across technology teams to foster innovation and follow guidelines around re-usability of frameworks and governance of architecture patterns.
• Own and drive the engineering roadmap for the Platform team as we modernize our architecture from monolithic to services-oriented to support rapid growth.
• Coach, mentor, and provide performance feedback to direct reports to help them further develop their skills and guide them on their career paths.
• Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions (work on POCs as needed).
• Collaborate with senior management to establish team policies, develop resource plans, and evaluate individual performance.
• Partner with Product Management, UX, and Tech Leads to drive product innovation and technical excellence.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture that emphasizes continuous learning and growth.

Qualifications

• SaaS Architecture Expertise & Decision Making: 10+ years' of experience involved in building and supporting SaaS products at scale, with the ability to quickly make difficult architectural and technical decisions.
• Modernization Leadership: Software-first leader with 5+ years of people leadership experience who has modernized legacy codebases and platforms from reactive operations to proactive platform engineering.
• AI-First Development: Well-versed in AI-assisted and AI-first development practices, with hands-on experience using AI platforms to accelerate development, testing, code reviews, and security scans. Embraces AI and its potential to transform how we deliver high-quality products to our clients.
• Culture of Experimentation: Fosters an engineering environment that challenges the status quo, values experimentation, and fast follow-ups. Fosters a collaborative engineering culture that values continuous learning, mentorship, and innovation.
• People and Project Management: Possesses a track record of delivering complex projects on schedule while maintaining code quality and team well-being. Proven experience working with strong personalities, ensuring the team remains focused and on-track.

Requirements

• The salary for this role will be between $175,000-$195,000 depending on experience.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation, medical/dental/vision, 401k with match, and even pet insurance.
• Commitment to inclusion & belonging, fostering engagement and empowerment.
• Professional growth opportunities with a higher promotion rate compared to industry standards.
• Supportive environment with collaboration tools and opportunities for mentorship.