Manager Software Engineering

Securitas

$175K — $200K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience leading and scaling Agile software engineering organizations.
  • At least 3 years of engineering leadership experience.
  • Strong understanding of modern software development practices and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience building reliable production systems with incident response practices.
  • Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Mentor engineering leaders and individual contributors.
  • Champion a product mindset to help teams understand customer needs.
  • Mature automated testing and deployment pipelines.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and quality.
  • Establish lightweight governance for speed and consistency.
  • Drive reliability and operational readiness through monitoring and incident management.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training and professional development
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Opportunity to work for a leading protective services company
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
Full Job Description
Job Description

Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.

Position Title: Manager (Software Engineering)

Location: Hybrid: Two days per week onsite for employees located within a reasonable commuting distance of the designated office or;

Remote: This position may be performed fully remotely for candidates who are not located within a reasonable commuting distance of the designated office.

Travel: Minimal travel required, with up to two domestic business trips per year.

About the Role:

As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead, scale, and inspire the teams building core digital products that support Securitas Guarding services. This position plays a key role in supporting digital product delivery and engineering operations by modernizing engineering practices, improving developer productivity, strengthening operational excellence, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality software on a scale. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic, forward-thinking engineering leader who balances a people-first leadership philosophy with a strong focus on delivery, customer outcomes, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you will:
  • Mentor engineering leaders and individual contributors, fostering ownership, accountability and professional growth.
  • Champion a product mindset by helping teams understand customer needs, measure outcomes, and solve meaningful user problems.
  • Mature automated testing and deployment pipelines, improve development environments and tooling, and responsibly adopt AI-assisted engineering practices.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including employees, contractors, and external development partners, to ensure alignment, quality, and delivery excellence.
  • Establish lightweight governance and predictable delivery practices that enable speed, consistency, and proactive risk and dependency management.
  • Drive reliability, availability, and operational readiness through observability, monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

To be successful in this role, you should have:

Required Qualifications:
  • Proven experience leading and scaling Agile software engineering organizations, including coaching senior engineers and technical leaders.
  • At least 3 years of engineering leadership experience.
  • Strong understanding of modern software development practices, cloud-native architectures, web technologies, APIs, and mobile application ecosystems.
  • Experience building and operating reliable production systems with observability, monitoring, incident response, and service ownership practices.
  • Experience evaluating and incorporating AI-assisted development tools and workflows into engineering practices.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience with C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
  • Experience with SQL and Snowflake.
  • Experience with Kotlin and/or Swift.
  • Experience with GitHub Actions and modern CI/CD platforms.
  • Experience with application monitoring and observability platforms.
  • Experience with DevEx analytics tools.

Skills & Competencies:
  • People-first leadership with the ability to inspire, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
  • Product mindset focused on customer outcomes, business value, and solving real user problems.
  • Strong ownership mindset with a focus on accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to balance speed, quality, technical strategy, and delivery commitments.

Why Join Securitas:

When you join Securitas, you become part of a global organization committed to your success. We offer:
  • Competitive pay
  • Weekly pay
  • Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees
  • Paid training and professional development
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Supportive and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunity to work for the world's leading protective services company

Compensation Information:

Pay Range: Securitas will offer a salary range of $175K - $200K/Annually

Actual compensation is determined by factors including experience, qualifications, work location, applicable laws, and business needs.

Eligible employees may also receive benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) or retirement savings plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • Additional voluntary benefits, where applicable

Company Website: https://www.securitasinc.com

Benefits include:

  • Retirement plan
  • Employer-provided medical and dental coverage
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Voluntary life and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance plan
  • Securitas Saves discount program
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time away from work


Additionally, some populations may have the availability of accessing earned wages on a daily basis, prior to payday. Restrictions and fees may apply.

Certain waiting periods may also apply. Paid time away from work may be available either through a combination of vacation and sick time or under a PTO policy, depending on local requirements. Benefits may be different for union members.

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