Software Engineering Manager

Safeguard Global; Bogotá ciudad; On-site; COP 180,000,000 - 320,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeguard Global is seeking a Manager, Software Development to lead a cross-functional team delivering enterprise software solutions across global locations. You will drive delivery, build high-performing teams, and elevate engineering excellence in a modernized platform.

The role combines people leadership, delivery management, and technical oversight, with collaboration across Product Management, Architecture, QA, and business stakeholders. Strong English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, SE, IT, or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise software in Agile.
• Experience with distributed multi-region teams.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software engineering and QA teams.
• Deliver roadmaps in partnership with Product Management.
• Drive Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
• Ensure delivery lifecycle ownership across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

Java

Spring

SQL Server

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Git

AI tools

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in CS/SE/IT

Tools

GitHub

Bitbucket

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Job description

The Manager, Software Development leads a cross-functional software engineering team responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting software solutions that support the Group's products and services.

This role combines people leadership, delivery management, and technical oversight. The successful candidate will build and develop high-performing teams, drive predictable delivery, foster engineering excellence, and support the ongoing modernization of a mature enterprise software platform.

The role works closely with Product Management, Architecture, Quality Assurance, and business stakeholders across multiple global locations.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Delivery

• Lead, coach, and develop software engineering and quality engineering team members.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable engineering culture.
• Manage team performance, career development, recruitment, and retention.
• Deliver product and platform roadmaps in partnership with Product Management.
• Manage priorities, dependencies, delivery risks, and resource planning.
• Drive Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Technical & Operational Leadership

• Provide technical oversight across application development, databases, APIs, testing, cloud-hosted environments, and deployment processes.
• Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and secure software development.
• Support modernization initiatives through API-first, cloud-based, and automation-focused approaches.
• Ensure teams own the full software delivery lifecycle, including development, deployment, support, and operational stability.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve productivity, software quality, and delivery effectiveness.
• Encourage the use of AI tools for development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and knowledge sharing.
• Identify opportunities to improve team efficiency through automation and modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and business teams across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across multiple time zones, including Eastern Europe.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise software solutions within Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices and engineering best practices.
• Experience working with distributed teams across multiple regions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Skills

Required

• Java
• Spring Framework / Spring Boot
• SQL Server
• REST API design and development
• AWS-hosted application environments
• Git-based source control (Bitbucket and/or GitHub)
• CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery

Preferred

• GitHub and GitHub Actions
• AWS Lambda
• AWS API Gateway
• React
• React Native
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar
• Advanced English proficiency (C1 or equivalent) required.
• Ability to lead meetings, conduct performance conversations, and collaborate effectively with global stakeholders in English.
• Strong written communication skills, including technical and business documentation.
• Willingness to work with globally distributed teams across North American, UK, and European time zones.

Technology Environment

Core Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, SQL Server, REST APIs, AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, IAM)

Engineering Toolchain: Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD Pipelines, Automated Testing Frameworks

Modernization Technologies: AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, React, React Native, AI-assisted development tools

Success in this Role

• Delivering roadmap commitments with predictable quality and reliability.
• Building and retaining a high-performing engineering team.
• Improving software quality, operational stability, and delivery effectiveness.
• Increasing the use of automation and AI to improve engineering productivity.
• Supporting the ongoing modernization of the platform and engineering practices.