Manager, Software Engineering

Riverside Recruiting; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Recruiting in Strongsville, OH, is seeking an experienced Manager, Software Engineering to lead multiple enterprise software teams focused on reliability, maintenance, enhancements, and continuous improvement. This role combines people leadership, technical oversight, and operational excellence to ensure secure, scalable software solutions.

You will coach and develop engineers, drive Agile delivery, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with Product, Architecture,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years leading engineering teams.
• Experience delivering and supporting enterprise software in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud platforms, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow software engineering teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Oversee application maintenance, enhancements, production support, and release delivery across multiple enterprise applications.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and code quality initiatives.
• Improve application reliability, performance, security, and operational stability by reducing technical debt and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Product Management and business stakeholders to prioritize work and deliver customer value.
• Manage engineering capacity, resource planning, vendor relationships, and delivery commitments.
• Establish engineering standards, development processes, and operational metrics to improve software quality and team effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support architecture, security, compliance, and enterprise technology initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile

Stakeholder management

Tools

.NET

Java

React

SQL Server

REST APIs

Git

Azure DevOps

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering

Strongsville, Ohio

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Software Engineering to lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for the reliability, maintenance, enhancement, and continuous improvement of our enterprise software portfolio. This role combines people leadership, technical oversight, and operational excellence to ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality software solutions. As an engineering leader, you will coach and develop software engineers, drive Agile delivery, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to deliver exceptional customer and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow software engineering teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Oversee application maintenance, enhancements, production support, and release delivery across multiple enterprise applications.
• Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and code quality initiatives.
• Improve application reliability, performance, security, and operational stability by reducing technical debt and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Product Management and business stakeholders to prioritize work and deliver customer value.
• Manage engineering capacity, resource planning, vendor relationships, and delivery commitments.
• Establish engineering standards, development processes, and operational metrics to improve software quality and team effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support architecture, security, compliance, and enterprise technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years leading engineering teams.
• Experience delivering and supporting enterprise software in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud platforms, and application lifecycle management.
• Experience with technologies such as .NET, Java, React, SQL Server, REST APIs, Git, Azure DevOps, and cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

What Success Looks Like

• High-performing, engaged engineering teams.
• Reliable, secure, and maintainable software applications.
• Improved engineering productivity and software quality.
• Predictable delivery of enhancements and maintenance releases.
• Reduced technical debt and production incidents.
• Strong partnerships across Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations.