Software Engineering Manager, Coder

• 7+ years in software development, with at least 3 years leading teams
• Proven record of shipping software to large enterprise customers
• Experience contributing to or leading open source projects
• Deep technical foundation in:
• Linux
• Kubernetes & containers
• At least one major public cloud (e.g. AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• IP networking & HTTP fundamentals

Desirable

• As a Software Engineering Manager at Coder, you’ll steer a team of 5-10 world‑class software engineers
• You unblock, uplift, and focus the team on the problems that matter - delivering a cutting-edge developer platform loved by customers
• You will be the founding member of a new team dedicated to enterprise experience
• We are looking for a manager who will get hands on and contribute while growing the team
• The team will focus on facilitating enterprise deployment methods, improving and designing upgrade processes, zero-downtime deployments, high availability, and multi-region architectural enhancements
• Lead, coach, and grow a tight‑knit squad of engineers
• Translate product vision into clear technical roadmaps; drive execution end‑to‑end
• Hold a high bar for code quality, security, and performance; instill best practices
• Collaborate across Product, Design, and GTM to prioritise impact over output
• Remain hands‑on by reviewing PRs, debugging prod issues, and prototyping proof‑of‑concept
• Our tech stack:
• Backend: Go, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, gRPC
• Frontend: Typescript, React, Vite
• IDE Extensions: Typescript, Kotlin
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• General: GitHub, Slack, Discord, Notion