Engineering Manager: Lead High-Impact Software Teams

Citizens; Johnston (RI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers in delivering high-quality, scalable software aligned to business outcomes. You will own team outcomes, develop talent, and partner across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver meaningful customer value.

The role emphasizes technical depth, disciplined execution, and strong leadership to drive performance, uphold standards, and ensure consistent delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software development delivering scalable systems.
• 7+ years leading engineering teams and delivering software products.
• Strong understanding of agile practices, lifecycle management, and release processes.
• Experience with modern tech stacks (Angular/React/Vue, Java, Python).
• Cloud experience across AWS/Azure/GCP including secure data handling.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins/CircleCI and related tooling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of team commitments, including scope, timelines, and quality.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to align with business priorities and customer needs.
• Drive measurable team outcomes, maintain velocity, and manage risks.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent and foster a learning culture.
• Advocate for customer needs in design and delivery decisions.

Skills

Hands-on software dev

Engineering team management

Agile methodologies

Front-end & back-end stacks

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jenkins

CircleCI

Git

Job description

Citizens is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers in delivering high-quality, scalable software aligned to business outcomes. You will own team outcomes, develop talent, and partner across product, architecture, and engineering to deliver meaningful customer value.

The role emphasizes technical depth, disciplined execution, and strong leadership to drive performance, uphold standards, and ensure consistent delivery.