Engineering Manager - Inventory Positioning

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team in Seattle, Washington, focused on developing an AI-driven inventory positioning platform. This role involves collaboration across Inventory Management and Supply Chain and emphasizes technical strategy and team development.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record in team management, cloud-first applications, and operational excellence. This position offers a pivotal role in optimizing inventory placement and building a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams.
• Experience building cloud-first distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of dev-ops practices including CI/CD and monitoring.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a software engineering team focused on inventory positioning.
• Define KPIs, roadmaps, and priorities aligned to business objectives.
• Partner with data scientists to productionize machine learning models.
• Drive cross-team collaboration to align technical strategy.
• Contribute to architecture, coding, testing, and operational support.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent.

Skills

Software engineering

Team management

Cloud-first applications

Dev-ops practices

Agile methodologies

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Big data tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow)

Job description

Summary

Lead a team that develops and evolves an inventory positioning platform using AI to optimize inventory placement across stores and fulfillment centers. Collaborate with Inventory Management, Supply Chain, and Merchandising to deliver scalable, secure software and enable production deployment of ML models. Drive technical strategy, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a software engineering team focused on inventory positioning.
• Work with stakeholders to define KPIs, roadmaps, and priorities aligned to business objectives.
• Partner with data scientists to productionize and optimize machine learning models.
• Drive cross-team collaboration to align technical strategy and manage dependencies.
• Contribute to architecture, coding, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent and promote continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience building cloud-first distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of dev-ops practices including CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, and production support.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Exposure to supply chain or retail and experience with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow) preferred.