Software Engineering Manager

What You’ll Be Doing

We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead our talented Software Development team. This role requires a balance of hands-on development, team management, and strategic planning. You'll manage personnel across backend and frontend development teams to align our technology with business goals and product vision, working closely with engineering and product leaders.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days in office in Irvine, CA, Seattle, WA, or Arvada, CO. Candidates will also be considered in the greater Washington D.C area. We aim to maximize benefits of having in-person collaboration spaces while also working on a flexible schedule with a large amount of remote work!

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the engineering team's resource management including capacity and velocity, and ensuring optimal balance and function to meet business objectives and product roadmap milestones

Manage your team’s involvement in on-call engineering schedules and support structures, ensuring robust incident response protocols

Actively participate in the hiring process to grow the team and anticipate future needs

Dedicate up to 10 hours per week to coding, maintaining a strong connection with the team's technical work and challenges.

Prioritize the professional development and career growth of team members, providing mentorship and identifying opportunities for advancement.

Collaborate with engineering leaders to identify gaps or disconnects between teams and promote proactive architecting across Quindar’s engineering products

Collaborate with both external and internal partners, communicate plans clearly to all parties, and lead teams towards success

Coordinate with Product Managers on requirements and prioritization

Contribute to both engineering and product documentation

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.

Host post-mortems and implement corrective actions

Qualifications

Ability to code and review code in various programming languages relevant to our stack.

Experience with Agile methodologies and an understanding of software development life cycles.

A solid technical background with experience in backend and frontend development, as well as quality assurance practices.

Proven experience managing a team of software engineers and a track record of successful project delivery.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Why you'll love working at Quindar

We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.

Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.

Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.

We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.

Each quarter we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, and San Diego.

Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

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