Engineering Manager, Software & Embedded Systems

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid time off

Company holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum seeks a Manager of Software Engineering to build scalable practices and lead a growing team of engineers. You will drive execution, mentor engineers, and partner with product and hardware teams to ensure on-time delivery of software that complements our hardware products.

You will shape engineering processes, own risk tracking, and champion CI/CD and modern tooling while maintaining strong communication with leadership and project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7–10 years of software engineering experience at level equivalent to Software Engineer III/IV.
• 2+ years leading, managing, or directing a software team.
• Experience with software that runs on or talks to hardware/embedded products is a plus.
• Experience with agile practices, sprint planning, scrumming, and reporting status to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 5 software engineers and own allocation, tracking, and scrumming.
• Provide regular status reporting to PE and PM and maintain departmental processes.
• Recruit, interview, and onboard new engineers as the team grows.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, product, and program teams to align software delivery with schedules.
• Lead code reviews and maintain high engineering standards across the portfolio.

Skills

Agile practices

Sprint planning

Team leadership

Code reviews

Clear communicator

Risk tracking

Cross-functional alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in software/computer science

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Engineering tooling

Job description

Monarch Quantum seeks a Manager of Software Engineering to build scalable practices and lead a growing team of engineers. You will drive execution, mentor engineers, and partner with product and hardware teams to ensure on-time delivery of software that complements our hardware products.

You will shape engineering processes, own risk tracking, and champion CI/CD and modern tooling while maintaining strong communication with leadership and project teams.