Senior Engineer Manager

Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Professional Engineering Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Leadership Management, Team Development, Team Performance, Team Productivity Certifications:
None Experience:
10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
What You’ll Do:

- Lead a high-performing team of engineers (employees, internal contractors, and external contractors) to deliver high-impact features and improvements to our core services and systems

- Focus primarily on people management, team development, and strategic execution rather than hands-on coding

- Independently drive execution on projects supporting semi-annual and annual goals, navigating ambiguity and organizational change

- Foster a culture of ownership, excellence, and psychological safety where team members can grow and deliver their best work

- Set clear priorities, goals, and key metrics for your team and hold them accountable for progress while maintaining healthy team dynamics

- Partner effectively across engineering teams and with cross-functional stakeholders (product, design, customer) to deliver business and customer impact

- Build and develop a diverse, high-performing team through strategic hiring, coaching, and creating growth opportunities aligned with individual strengths and career aspirations

- Balance running the business, foundational work, and new initiatives to optimize for sustainable long-term execution

- Identify and address technical risks, system bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies that impact team productivity and outcomes

- Drive informed decision-making by gathering diverse perspectives and balancing customer value with broader business goals

- Champion engineering best practices, including architectural quality, operational excellence, and technical strategy alignment

Evidence of Leadership & Management Accomplishment:

- Demonstrated track record of leading high-performing engineering teams to deliver significant business and customer impact

- Experience managing mixed workforce models including full-time employees, internal contractors, and external contractors

- Strong people management focus with experience spending the majority of time on coaching, development, and team enablement rather than individual contribution

- Experience managing the full software development lifecycle with a focus on results, quality, and team health

- Proven ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity while maintaining team focus and morale

- Track record of building, hiring, and developing diverse engineering teams across various skill levels

- Experience setting technical direction and making architectural tradeoffs in partnership with senior

Management & Technical Excellence:

- Strong people management skills including coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution across diverse workforce models

- Experience building cohesive, high-performing teams that include a mix of employees and contractors

- Ability to provide quality technical feedback on designs and architectural decisions without being hands[1]on keyboard

- Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and modern engineering practices

- Experience establishing efficient processes and operational cadences that drive high team performance

- Skilled at balancing technical excellence with pragmatic delivery of business value

- Comfortable reviewing system health, engineering quality, and technical strategy alignment

Ownership, Collaboration, & Communication:

- Demonstrated propensity for taking ownership of problems and driving them to resolution

- Ability to communicate with clarity and brevity, tailoring messages to different audiences and stakeholders

- Experience building deep cross-functional relationships and facilitating productive conflict

- Track record of advocating f