Groundworks Technology Team is seeking an Manager, Software Engineering. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software engineers to deliver high-powered, cutting-edge web and native mobile applications. You will work collaboratively with Product Owners, vendors, and business stakeholder's to architect and create enterprise-level web and native mobile applications that are both scalable and robust. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, have full-stack technical knowledge and the ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or relevant field of study preferred
Leadership & Management- 5+ years of experience leading high-performing software engineering teams in Agile environments.
- Demonstrated success managing cross-functional engineering teams delivering customer-facing web, mobile, eCommerce, and enterprise applications.
- Proven ability to build, coach, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering talent.
- Strong experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives, balancing delivery commitments with technical excellence.
- Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Product, Architecture, UX, Operations, Security, and executive leadership.
- Experience driving organizational change, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.
Technical Leadership- Strong software engineering background with experience across modern front-end, back-end, API, cloud-native, and mobile technologies.
- Experience leading engineering teams supporting customer-facing digital platforms, eCommerce solutions, mobile applications, customer experience platforms, and Field Service Management (FSM) systems.
- Working knowledge of modern front-end technologies including Angular, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS.
- Understanding of modern back-end development, RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and data integration patterns.
- Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Slack, and modern DevOps toolchains.
- Experience leading teams practicing CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing
- Familiarity with secure software development practices, application security, and OWASP principles.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledge of application performance optimization, observability, monitoring, logging, and reliability engineering.
- Understanding of AI-assisted software development, engineering productivity tools, and modern software delivery practices is a plus.
Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership- Lead, coach, and develop one or more software engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality digital products and platforms.
- Foster a high-performance engineering culture centered on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Establish clear goals, career development plans, and performance expectations for team members.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent.
Delivery Management- Own engineering execution and delivery for strategic initiatives across web, mobile, customer experience, and enterprise platforms.
- Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, UX, QA, and business stakeholders to translate product roadmaps into executable engineering plans.
- Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery through Agile planning, sprint execution, backlog management, and release coordination.
- Proactively identify delivery risks, remove impediments, and drive resolution of technical and organizational issues.
Technical Leadership- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while empowering engineering teams to make sound technical decisions.
- Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including modular architecture, API-first design, cloud-native development, automated testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and observability.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Lead technical design reviews and support modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve platform reliability.
Agile & Engineering Excellence- Champion Agile software development methodologies and engineering best practices.
- Coach teams on effective backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and iterative delivery.
- Promote a culture of software craftsmanship, code quality, peer reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
- Drive engineering productivity through automation, metrics, and continuous process improvement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration- Build strong partnerships across Product, UX, Data, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize work based on customer value, business objectives, technical dependencies, and organizational priorities.
- Communicate engineering progress, delivery risks, technical decisions, and roadmap updates to leadership and executive stakeholders.
Operational Excellence- Ensure production systems meet expectations for availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational support.
- Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement following production events.
- Establish and monitor engineering KPIs including delivery predictability, quality, reliability, technical debt, deployment frequency, and team health.
People Leadership- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions.
- Mentor engineering managers, technical leads, and individual contributors.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and psychologically safe engineering culture.
- Support succession planning and organizational growth through talent development and leadership coaching.
Working Conditions- Full-time position based at Groundworks' corporate office in Irving, Texas.
- Collaborative, fast-paced work environment requiring adaptability and effective time management.
- Occasional travel may be required for team meetings, training, or industry conferences.
- This role has a base salary range between $155,000- $195,000. Salary is based on candidate experience.
- Employee Ownership/Equity
What We Provide- Competitive Pay
- Employee Company Ownership Opportunities
- Industry Leading Training Programs
- Leadership Development and Career Growth Tracks
- Comprehensive and Affordable Benefits Package
