Senior Engineering Manager

Firstonsite — United States · Posted ~3 hours ago

Senior Full-time

Skills

engineering leadership software architecture team management software development technical strategy

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior engineering leadership position responsible for guiding software teams, defining technical solutions, improving engineering standards, and partnering with business stakeholders to deliver reliable technology products.

Highlights

Leadership role combining technical direction and people management with opportunities to guide engineering practices and deliver technology initiatives.

Description

A Day in the Life of a Sr. Manager, Engineering As a Sr. Manager, Engineering, you'll start your day by connecting with your engineering team and technology and business leaders to understand priorities, remove obstacles, and keep critical initiatives moving forward. You'll lead the team responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting technology products and applications across the organization. As a player-coach, you'll combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, providing direction while staying close enough to the work to help solve complex challenges and guide the team toward the right solutions. Throughout the day, you'll help define technical solutions, establish priorities, and ensure engineering initiatives are delivered within agreed timelines and available resources. You'll provide technical direction across architecture, development standards, quality, release management, and production support, while partnering with stakeholders to balance business needs with technical considerations. You'll also monitor progress, address risks, and help ensure the team delivers reliable, scalable solutions that meet the needs of the organization. You'll also invest in the growth and development of your engineering team, providing coaching, mentorship, and opportunities for team members to strengthen their technical and professional skills. You'll promote a culture of quality, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement while looking for ways to make engineering processes and products better. Every day, your leadership will help bring together people, technology, and strategy to deliver impactful solutions and build a strong, high-performing engineering organization. Responsibilities: Work closely with 3rd party organizations to implement and manage software integrations based on business needsHandle day-to-day technology issues related to existing programsDevelop code to meet provided technical requirements while adhering to determined software quality standards and secure coding requirementsDevelop corresponding unit test plans and perform/document unit testProcess alignment with the SDLC and Change Management processesLead the engineering team delivering supporting technology products and applicationsPartner with business and IT leaders to identify technology opportunities, define produce outcomes, and establish delivery prioritiesManager engineering initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, development, testing, release, and supportProvide technical direction across product engineering, application integration, production support, and engineering standardsTranslate business needs into technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable engineering plansEnsure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, reliable, and aligned with organizational goalsPartner with Quality Assurance to incorporate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycleApply artificial intelligence tools and technologies to improve software development, testing, documentation, automation, troubleshooting, and engineering operationsEstablish responsible-use guidelines for AI-enabled engineering tools, including security, privacy, intellectual property, code quality, and human review Experience & Education: 7+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, application development, or a related technology organization3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical practitionersExperience leading engineering initiatives through requirements, design, development, testing, release, adoption, and supportLeadership in previous roles, with successful development and advancement of team membersExperience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, modern application architecture, and enterprise integrations, preferredExperience with AI-assisted development tools, LLM-based applications, or engineering automation, preferredExperience in a field services, restoration, construction, distribution, or similar multi-state operating environment, preferredITIL, PMP, Agile, Scrum, or comparable certification, preferredBachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.