Manager, Engineering

Skills
Cloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentAmazon Web ServicesCoachingCode ReviewEngineeringLeadership
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 3+ years managing software engineering teams
  • Experience managing mixed FTE and contractor teams
  • Strong technical background with substantial .NET and C# experience
  • Comfort across Angular and SQL Server or adjacent stacks
  • Experience leading modernization work incrementally
  • Familiarity with DORA SPACE or equivalent metrics
  • Production experience in AWS environments
  • Experience with cloud-native services and legacy-to-cloud transitions
  • Hands-on use of Claude Code Cursor or similar AI tools
  • Coaching-first instinct
  • Direct communication skills
  • Fluency in Agile DevOps and CI/CD practices

Nice to have

  • School nutrition experience
  • K-12 EdTech background
  • High-transaction systems experience
  • Blended team management
  • Team splitting or merging experience
  • Offline-first systems experience
  • Leadership development contributions

Day to day

  • Lead and grow an engineering team building mission-critical school nutrition software that processes massive transaction volumes every day.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to shape roadmaps, drive predictable delivery, and modernize the platform without disrupting production.
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance through architecture reviews, code reviews, incident response, and evidence-based engineering practices.