Engineering Manager

HireNetworks; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Bonus

Job summary

HireNetworks in Raleigh, NC is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and scale multiple software teams. You will shape technical strategy, align with Product and Architecture, and drive high-quality delivery across Java/Spring Boot/React stacks.

You will mentor engineering managers and ICs, foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, and own KPIs for performance and reliability. This hybrid role requires local presence in the Raleigh area with a strong track record in Agile

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex software systems
• Strong foundation in software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience in a matrix organization with direct and dotted-line structures
• Background in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban/mixed) and platform engineering/DevOps tooling

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors across multiple teams.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive career growth frameworks, performance management, and succession planning.
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust environment that supports well-being and sustained productivity.
• Provide strategic technical direction in partnership with architecture and product leadership.
• Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-quality systems aligned with long-term goals.
• Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, observability, automation, and DevOps maturity.
• Lead efforts to modernize technology, simplify architecture, and reduce technical debt.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization.
• Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant.
• Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly to executive leadership.
• Ensure engineering alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Software architecture

Cloud technologies

Agile practices

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Java

Spring Boot

React

Job description

We are seeking a strategic Engineering Manager to lead both vision and execution for our client. In this role, you will be responsible for driving high-performing engineering teams, enabling technical excellence, and delivering high-impact products and platforms. This role partners closely with Product, Architecture, and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical strategy, mature engineering practices, and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery. The development stack is Java / Spring Boot / React. The ideal candidate is both a strong people manager and a seasoned technologist who can elevate engineering capabilities across the organization.

This is a full-time, direct-hire position in Raleigh, NC with a starting salary of $170,000; compensation scales with advanced technical skills. The position also offers excellent benefits and a bonus. This role is designed as a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite per week in downtown Raleigh) so candidates must be local to the Raleigh, NC metro area. No relocation assistance, visa sponsorship, or subcontracting arrangements are available.

Key Responsibilities of the Engineering Manager:

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors across multiple teams.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive career growth frameworks, performance management, and succession planning.
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust environment that supports well-being and sustained productivity.

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Provide strategic technical direction in partnership with architecture and product leadership.
• Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-quality systems aligned with long-term business goals.
• Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, observability, automation, and DevOps maturity.
• Lead efforts to modernize technology, simplify architecture, and reduce technical debt.

Operational Excellence

• Establish and monitor KPIs for engineering performance, quality, and reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization.
• Optimize team structures, resource allocations, and processes for scale.
• Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a senior partner to Product, Design, Data, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
• Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly to executive leadership.
• Ensure engineering alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be reasonably assigned from time to time as operational needs evolve.
• Periodically work outside standard business hours, such as during infrastructure upgrades and/or releases.

Required Qualifications of the Engineering Manager:

• 8+ years of engineering experience
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex, high-impact software systems.
• Strong technical foundation in software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices.
• Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in a matrix organization with both direct and dotted-line structures.
• Background working in Agile environments - Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models.
• Familiarity with platform engineering, developer experience tooling, or productivity enablement.