Engineering Manager

Nexus Cognitive

$130K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in software engineering, with at least 3 years in management
  • Proven leadership in full software development lifecycle
  • Strong technical foundation for architecture and code guidance
  • Experience in performance management and career development
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team through coaching and regular feedback
  • Partner with product management to deliver roadmaps efficiently
  • Guide team on technical decision-making and best practices
  • Cultivate a collaborative and accountable team culture
  • Handle hiring and onboarding processes in conjunction with recruiting
  • Identify blockers and communicate status to stakeholders
  • Engage in incident response and review processes for team systems

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career development and growth
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture
  • Engagement with cross-team initiatives and improvements
  • Focus on balancing technical and people leadership
  • Access to a variety of projects across the engineering organization
Full Job Description
We9re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of software engineers while helping deliver high-quality, reliable products. You9ll balance people leadership with technical judgment 6coaching engineers, driving execution, and partnering with product and other engineering leaders to plan and deliver roadmaps. This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys developing people as much as shipping software. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  Manage, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, including regular 1:1s, performance feedback, and career growth planning  Partner with product management to plan, prioritize, and deliver team roadmaps on schedule  Guide technical decision-making within the team, ensuring sound architecture, code quality, and engineering best practices  Foster a healthy team culture built on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement  Own team hiring, onboarding, and staffing plans in partnership with recruiting  Identify and remove blockers, manage risk, and communicate status clearly to stakeholders and leadership  Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews for issues affecting the team9s systems  Contribute to broader engineering organization initiatives, such as process improvements and cross-team standards REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS  10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a formal people-management role  Demonstrated experience leading a team through the full software development lifecycle  Strong technical background sufficient to guide architecture and code-quality decisions  Experience managing performance, providing feedback, and supporting career development for direct reports  Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across engineering, product, and business functions  Experience balancing competing priorities and delivering against roadmaps in a fast-paced environment PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  Experience managing distributed or remote engineering teams  Prior experience scaling a team through significant growth or organizational change  Background in the specific technical domain of the team you9d be managing (e.g., data, platform, product engineering)  Experience partnering with recruiting on hiring plans and interview process design  Prior experience as an engineer before transitioning into management

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