Manager of Software Engineering

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); Presencial; USD 135.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Monarch Quantum in San Diego, CA is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering. This hands-on leadership role will guide a growing software team, ensuring robust delivery of products that interact with embedded hardware.

The position demands strong technical and people-management skills to align schedules, quality, and risk with business goals. You will mentor engineers, drive engineering practices, and collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, product, and program teams to ship reliable

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7–10 years of software engineering experience with C++/Python at level III/IV.
• 2+ years of experience leading, directing, or managing a software team.
• Experience with software that talks to hardware/embedded products is a plus.
• Experience with agile practices, sprint planning, scrumming, and reporting status to stakeholders.
• Able to manage shifting priorities and team workload without losing execution.
• Strong code review instincts and risk/burn-down ownership across a portfolio.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a team of software engineers delivering software for products.
• Hold regular one-on-ones, lead team meetings, and support career growth for direct reports.
• Own team allocation planning, tracking, scrumming, and status reporting to PE/PM.
• Manage day-to-day resourcing at department level, maintain steady execution.
• Document and improve departmental processes; drive CI/CD and tooling improvements.
• Provide technical oversight and track portfolio risk and burn-down.
• Recruit, interview, and onboard new engineers as the team grows.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, product, and program teams to align delivery with schedules.
• Communicate schedule, quality, risk, and resourcing clearly to leadership and teams.

Conocimientos

C++/Python

Leadership

Agile practices

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

CI/CD

Descripción del empleo

Manager of Software Engineering at Monarch Quantum, San Diego, California, United States. A mid-level full time position in the Engineering team, listed under software engineering.

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Manager of Software Engineering. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth. Your key responsibilities are as follows:

• Manage a team of 5 software engineers who develop the software that runs on and interacts with the products we ship.
• Hold regular one on ones, run team meetings, and support career planning and growth for each direct report.
• Own team allocation planning, tracking, and scrumming, and provide consistent status reporting to PE and PM.
• Manage day-to-day resourcing at the department level while keeping execution steady and predictable.
• Document and maintain departmental processes and procedures, and lead continuous improvement efforts such as cross-training, process refinement, CI/CD, and tooling.
• Provide technical oversight of departmental scope and track portfolio risk and burn-down.
• Facilitate peer reviews with team SMEs to make sure artifacts and external communications are accurate and high quality.
• Recruit, interview, and help onboard new engineers as the team grows.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, product, and program teams to keep software delivery aligned with product schedules.
• Communicate clearly and often with leadership, PE/PM, and your team about schedule, quality, risk, and resourcing.
• Use tenacity, patience, self-discipline, and a passion for excellence to keep schedules accurate, data clean, and documentation clear.
• Use every opportunity to grow your team's competency through mentorship, curiosity, communication, exposure, and initiative.

Benefits

The expected annual salary range for this position is $135,000-$200,000.

Requirements

• This position requires access to export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7-10 years of software engineering experience with C++ / Python, at a level equivalent to a Software Engineer III/IV.
• 2+ years of experience 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 up to program or project stakeholders.
• Able to manage shifting priorities and team workload without losing consistent execution.
• Good at defining, documenting, and improving engineering processes.
• Strong code review instincts and comfortable owning risk tracking and burn-down across a portfolio of work.
• Clear communicator, written and verbal, who can translate technical detail into updates leadership and program teams can actually use.