Senior Engineering Manager

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Manage and grow multiple engineering teams and their leaders within a business unit or product area
• ▹Cultivate technical excellence and a culture of continuous learning across teams
• ▹Participate in and supervise discussions on key technical decisions, delivery expectations and people allocation
• ▹Represent the development direction at the strategic (VP) level, including plans, results, metrics and capabilities
• ▹Drive AI tool adoption to improve team efficiency and delivery speed, and encourage learning through AI-assisted development and automation
• ▹Coach teams on best practices for software delivery, estimation, stakeholder communication and continuous improvement
• ▹Ensure clear goals, priorities and resource allocation while maintaining technical excellence and innovation
• ▹Foster a culture of trust, transparency, collaboration and constructive feedback, and maintain morale during challenging circumstances
• ▹Balance business, team and individual needs
• ▹Recognize team achievements and help teams learn from challenges or failures
• ▹Manage staffing, including hiring new team members aligned with company values
• ▹Monitor and assess team performance, conduct performance reviews and ensure fair compensation processes
• ▹Support the adoption of DevOps practices and modern engineering methodologies

Requirements

• ▹Mature understanding of the manager's role, with a strong product- and results-oriented mindset and strong ownership
• ▹7+ years of hands-on experience in software development, primarily with the Java stack
• ▹3+ years of experience managing one or more engineering teams (25+ individuals) in a modern software development environment
• ▹Strong understanding of modern software development processes, frameworks and their practical trade-offs
• ▹Knowledge of contemporary software engineering technologies and their application to real-world problems
• ▹Understanding of AI tools, prompting and workflow automation in software engineering
• ▹Ability to assess AI outputs and apply them to improve efficiency and quality
• ▹Familiarity with DevOps culture and practices
• ▹Strong interpersonal skills combining empathy, business acumen and the ability to set expectations and provide feedback
• ▹Open-mindedness, willingness to learn and courage to make progress-driving decisions
• ▹Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have

• ▹Experience leading the development of complex, distributed software systems requiring deep domain or technical expertise
• ▹Experience with Agile or other value-stream-based framework transformations
• ▹Proven success in building high-performing software development teams from the ground up
• ▹Experience managing teams using metrics related to motivation, performance and time

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Fully remote work with a flexible working schedule
• ▹Stable workload and stable income, with provided laptops and licensed software
• ▹Performance and merit reviews and personal development plans
• ▹Corporate library, public speaking support and individual learning opportunities
• ▹Company-wide tech and cultural events and CSR initiatives
• ▹Referral bonus program

About the company

SPD Technology builds custom, cutting-edge tech solutions with a focus on high performance and on driving clients' growth. The role is on PitchBook, a platform for investment professionals.