Software Engineering Manager, Shift5

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance
• Experience: 8+ Years of experience in software engineering
• Leadership: 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including people management; startup and remote team management preferred
• Technical Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with GoLang, Rust, Python, HTTP/S services, JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS, with the ability to coach and mentor others in these technologies
• Full Stack Knowledge: Strong understanding of full-stack web development including deployment to both on-premise and cloud environments
• SDLC Mastery: Solid understanding of software development best practices across the SDLC
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity and occasional changes in direction

Desirable

• We are looking for a full-time Manager, Software Engineering to oversee the "Off-Vehicle" engineering portfolio
• This role specifically leads the teams responsible for the systems and services that run outside of embedded platforms, powering the data processing, user interfaces, APIs, and backend components of the Shift5 ecosystem
• Reporting directly to the CTO, you will operate in a high-velocity startup environment, leading backend, frontend, UI, data engineering, and QA for your team
• You will drive technical excellence and urgency, ensuring we ship products that literally save lives
• Lead By Example - Articulate strong opinions (loosely held) on how to solve technical problems formed from hands-on iteration with and in the code itself
• Manage Multidisciplinary Teams: Manage and develop the UI, backend, software QA, and data engineering teams
• Foster Growth: Provide coaching, career guidance, and performance evaluations. Invest deeply in 1:1 time with each team member to ensure they understand their requirements and goals
• Culture Building: Create a supportive, empowering environment where engineers feel unblocked, informed, and confident. Foster a culture of clarity, empathy, transparency, and mutual accountability
• Resource Management: Ensure engineers have the uninterrupted time necessary to complete tasks, supporting sustainable productivity rather than reactive churn
• Architecture & Design: Deliver high-level architectural direction—producing abstract, technology-agnostic designs—and ensure teams translate those into correct, high-quality implementations
• Hands-on Mentorship: Provide strong technical mentorship in GoLang, Rust, Python, HTTP/S service development, JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS. Champion continuous learning where architectural direction flows from you, but innovation flows from the team
• QA & Compliance: Work with QA and engineering operations to ensure software releases are thoroughly tested throughout development and ahead of delivery
• Government Standards: Ensure adherence to US Government doctrine such as the NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). Oversee processes for Interim Authorization to Test (IATT) and Authorization to Operate (ATO) under the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work cross-functionally to identify dependencies, communicate timelines, and ensure cohesive delivery of best-in-class solutions
• Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Forward Deployed Engineering team to ensure the products and software produced meet and exceed the unique needs of the customer and field operations
• Product Delivery: Work closely with product management to build timelines, estimates, and designs for upcoming work. Assign engineers to features, decompose features into tasks, and maintain a prioritized backlog in Jira
• Urgency & Excellence: Maintain a high bar of velocity, urgency, and quality for all deliverables, instilling technical excellence and SDLC best practices across teams