Software Engineering Manager

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New York / $200000 - $280000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$200000 - $280000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Manager, Software Engineering

Location: Hybrid (NYC)
Pay: $200k - $280k + Bonus + Equity

About the Role

Join a high-growth technology company building AI-powered enterprise software used by professionals to analyse, review, and validate large volumes of complex information. This leadership opportunity will oversee a highly experienced engineering team responsible for developing collaborative analysis tools that sit at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human decision-making. The role requires a strong people leader who can drive execution across multiple engineering groups while helping shape the future of an evolving AI platform.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of senior software engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
  • Drive delivery of complex initiatives that require coordination across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders.
  • Manage roadmap execution, ensuring projects are delivered against agreed timelines and business objectives.
  • Negotiate scope, prioritise incremental releases, and leverage feature flags to deliver customer value quickly.
  • Remove blockers and manage dependencies across platform, infrastructure, and product teams.
  • Improve engineering resilience through documentation, knowledge sharing, design reviews, and reducing key-person dependencies.
  • Participate in architecture discussions and advocate for platform capabilities required by the product roadmap.
  • Partner closely with Product and Design leadership to define, prioritise, and deliver new capabilities.
  • Communicate risks, delivery status, and trade-offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

Must-Have Qualifications

  • 2+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineers.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend development expertise.
  • Hands-on experience with Python and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple teams.
  • Experience managing delivery against committed deadlines through scope management and phased releases.
  • Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.

CONTACT

Bekim Doçaj

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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