AI-Driven Engineering Manager, Cloud SaaS

imanagecom; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance

401k with company match

Flexible work hours

Job summary

iManage is seeking a Senior Manager of Engineering to lead a high-performing cloud-scale platform team. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management while shaping AI-driven coding practices and collaborating with 250+ technology partners.

This role emphasizes building engineering culture, scalable architecture, and strong collaboration with ecosystem partners to deliver reliable, secure software for the legal industry.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building software or services at scale.
• 3+ years leading a team of engineers in a hands-on role.
• Deep backend/ distributed architecture expertise.
• Experience with cloud-scale SaaS platforms in regulated domains.
• Hands-on AI-native development experience.
• Experience collaborating with partner ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow an engineering team of 4–5 engineers with coaching.
• Define and drive cloud-scale SaaS architecture and production readiness.
• Collaborate with technology partners to extend platform capabilities.
• Drive engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability).
• Translate business goals into technical plans and milestones.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed architecture

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

AI-native development

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Agile practices

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

iManage is seeking a Senior Manager of Engineering to lead a high-performing cloud-scale platform team. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management while shaping AI-driven coding practices and collaborating with 250+ technology partners.

This role emphasizes building engineering culture, scalable architecture, and strong collaboration with ecosystem partners to deliver reliable, secure software for the legal industry.