Engineering Manager

InfoPeople Corporation; San Antonio (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

Holidays and sick leave

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

InfoPeople Corporation is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team designing world-class hardware/software security products. You will manage performance, growth, and delivery while staying technically fluent to unblock the team.

You'll own sprint planning, coordinate with product and program management, and hire and ramp engineers. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes ownership, quality, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of people management experience in software/firmware.
• Proven ability to meet delivery timelines and address performance issues.
• Comfort with reviewing technical work and architecture documents.
• Excellent communication and escalation of risks.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery.
• Bachelor’s CS degree or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software/firmware engineers, conducting 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO and career development.
• Ensure day-to-day accountability: blockers are communicated early and commitments are met.
• Own sprint and project planning in partnership with product and program management.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks before deadlines.
• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction, while staying hands-on when needed.
• Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team.
• Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership.
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability.

Skills

People management

Delivery management

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Job description

Our client 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 where you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering trade-offs.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers, owning 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, keeping 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.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals.