Engineering Manager - AI-Driven Energy Software (Remote)

Performance Systems Development of NY, LLC; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K savings plan

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Holidays

Unlimited Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Benefit Time program

Job summary

Performance Systems Development is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our software team (NET and React) including QA and specialized roles. You’ll mentor engineers, align delivery with Product and Delivery Managers, and shape technical direction.

The role emphasizes people leadership, quality, and scalable processes with limited hands-on coding. Strong communication across business units and a commitment to software craftsmanship are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in software development, including designing and building enterprise software.
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineers.
• Strong technical skills: review code, assess design and architecture decisions, and engage credibly with engineers on implementation details.
• Strong working knowledge of agile software development and hands-on Scrum (CSM/PSM a plus).
• Hands-on experience applying AI tools across the SDLC, including spec-driven development, AI-assisted coding, testing and QA, and backlog refinement.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategy (unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing such as Cypress).
• Experience with defect tracking and production support: triage, prioritization, severity classification, and resolving issues.
• Experience leading a remote or distributed team.
• Strong .NET/C# enterprise development background; React, Python, or Ruby is a plus.
• Experience with calculation-heavy or data-critical software (engineering or energy).
• Experience retiring or migrating legacy systems.
• Experience balancing product development with client-funded work and understanding business processes and client needs.
• Experience leading a team's adoption of AI tools and measuring its impact on delivery and quality.
• Experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar compliance audit.
• Interest in or exposure to energy efficiency, building science or utility programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead PSD's software engineering team including .NET and React developers, QA, and specialized roles.
• Oversee sprint planning with Product Manager and Delivery Managers to ensure predictable commitments.
• Ensure calculation and data accuracy are core parts of quality in energy models.
• Collaborate with Software Architect on technical direction and with business units for cross-functional alignment.
• Maintain a focus on people leadership and software craftsmanship with limited hands-on work.

Skills

Software development

Team management

Agile / Scrum

Code review

CI/CD

Automated testing

AI in SDLC

Remote leadership

C#/.NET

React

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cypress

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Performance Systems Development is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our software team (NET and React) including QA and specialized roles. You’ll mentor engineers, align delivery with Product and Delivery Managers, and shape technical direction.

The role emphasizes people leadership, quality, and scalable processes with limited hands-on coding. Strong communication across business units and a commitment to software craftsmanship are essential.