Engineering Manager

Futurex; Bulverde (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Retirement plan with employer match

Best Places to Work recognition

Job summary

Futurex is seeking an Engineering Manager in Texas to lead a team of software and firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. This hands-on leadership role balances people management with technical fluency to unblock the team and influence engineering tradeoffs.

You will drive sprint planning, mentor engineers, ensure delivery, and collaborate with product management to align roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry.
• Strong track record of hitting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly.
• Comfortable reading technical work (code reviews, architecture docs) even if not actively coding.
• Excellent communication skills - comfortable delivering hard feedback and escalating risk early.
• Experience with agile/scrum delivery methodologies.
• Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred but not required if management track record is strong.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers - own 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development
• Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments
• Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management; keep timelines realistic and on track
• Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines
• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself
• Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team
• Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability

Skills

People management

Software/firmware engineering

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Code/architecture reading

Remote team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Futurex is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software/firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. You'll be the direct people manager for your team - responsible for their day-to-day performance, growth, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering tradeoffs.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers - own 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development
• Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments
• Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management; keep timelines realistic and on track
• Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines
• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself
• Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team
• Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry
• Strong track record of hitting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly
• Comfortable reading technical work (code reviews, architecture docs) even if not actively coding
• Excellent communication skills - comfortable delivering hard feedback and escalating risk early
• Experience with agile/scrum delivery methodologies
• Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred but not required if management track record is strong

• Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams
• Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries
• Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations

• Health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement
• Retirement plan with employer contribution match
• Welcoming, family-style corporate culture uniquely suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals
• One of San Antonio's "Best Places to Work" for nine consecutive years