Sr. Manager, Software
At LifeStance Health , we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.
Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!
LifeStance Health Values
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Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.
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Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.
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Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.
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One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.
Benefits
As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health , the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Software Engineering leads delivery and operational health across one or more product areas, ensuring engineering execution aligns to LifeStance's product and technology strategy. This leader takes end-to-end accountability for outcomes - planning, sequencing, and balancing delivery, quality, and operational stability across multiple squads.
This is a technically credible leadership role. The Senior Manager is expected to review architecture, challenge design decisions, and guide system design discussions across modern web and cloud-native systems. Success is measured by consistent delivery against commitments, healthy team execution, stable production services, and a measurable lift in engineering discipline and operational maturity.
COMPENSATION: $157,000 - $195,000/annually in addition to a competitive bonus plan
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Lead execution and delivery for one or more product areas, ensuring commitments are met with high quality (30%)
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Plan and sequence work to execute established product and technology strategy within team scope (15%)
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Manage and develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and performance management (15%)
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Drive team-level and cross-team projects, including targeted process improvements (15%)
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Coordinate with vendors and partners to ensure effective integration and delivery (10%)
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Monitor operational health and execution risks, escalating issues as needed (10%)
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Partner with product counterparts to align priorities, scope, and delivery expectations (5%)
In this role you will:
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Translate strategic direction into actionable team initiatives, breaking down objectives into deliverable workstreams and ensuring teams understand both the what and the why
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Provide technical stewardship across the product area, reviewing architecture, challenging design decisions, and setting standards for code quality, scalability, observability, and operational resilience
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Set a high bar for engineering rigor and hold teams accountable with persistence, while fostering psychological safety and open communication
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Proactively surface risks, dependencies, and delivery gaps, escalating tradeoffs early when scope, timelines, or cross-team commitments are at stake
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Identify workflow inefficiencies and drive targeted process improvements to enhance predictability, quality, and team effectiveness
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Support legal and regulatory compliance by identifying risks during execution and ensuring teams follow established policies
REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor's degree typically required; additional highly related experience may be considered in lieu of the degree
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7+ years of software engineering and delivery experience across multiple systems
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2+ years of formal supervisory responsibility
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5+ years of ownership across team del