Staff Software Engineering Manager

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Fully remote role across the continental United StatesFull-TimeStaff
Salary$190,000 – $225,000 base salary + up to 10% performance bonus
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Job Details

Experience
8+ years
Required Skills
SQLJavaPeople ManagementSpring BootCI/CDRESTful APIsDistributed Systems

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience building production-grade systems.
  • Proven experience in a Senior or Staff-level engineering role with ownership of architecture and system design.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and SQL, including building scalable backend services and APIs.
  • Experience with distributed systems, RESTful API design, and scalable software architectures.
  • Demonstrated people management experience, including mentoring, performance management, and team leadership.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and code quality standards.
  • Experience driving or contributing to shift-left testing and developer-owned quality models.
  • Familiarity with debugging, production support, and system reliability practices.
  • Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools and promoting their adoption within engineering teams.
  • Experience participating in technical hiring and evaluating engineering talent.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a software engineering team while contributing directly to backend system design and development, ensuring high standards of scalability, reliability, and engineering quality across all deliverables.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers through coaching, performance management, hiring, and career development.
  • Design and implement scalable backend systems, APIs, and services using Java, Spring Boot, and SQL.
  • Own system architecture and technical design decisions, setting engineering standards across the team.
  • Ensure delivery quality, performance, and reliability through strong testing practices and developer accountability.
  • Drive adoption of shift-left testing practices and developer-owned quality through automated testing and CI/CD workflows.
  • Integrate AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows and coach engineers on effective usage.
  • Improve engineering productivity by evaluating and adopting modern development tools and practices.
  • Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering leaders to define requirements and deliver aligned solutions.
  • Participate in Agile planning, prioritization, and delivery execution to ensure predictable outcomes.
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