Principal Software Engineering Manager

Together for Talent; Washington; Remote; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Equity

Direct access to engineering leader

Seattle-area hub connection

Job summary

Together for Talent is seeking a player-coach who will lead a small engineering team while shaping product direction and architecture. You will stay hands-on with code reviews, frontend development, and technical problem-solving, helping to modernize dashboards and workflows for a growing data-infrastructure platform.

You will partner with the SVP of Engineering to set priorities, improve testing and security, and deliver value to customers, all within a fully remote environment with strong

Qualifications

• Experience directly managing engineers, including coaching, hiring, and performance development.
• Recent hands-on technical involvement, not just project oversight.
• Track record of shipping customer-facing web products.
• Strong frontend or full-stack depth; React experience is relevant.
• Sound judgment around architecture, APIs, and improving existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead approximately five engineers while staying involved in architecture and code reviews.
• Modernize customer-facing dashboards and workflows with strong frontend practices.
• Evolve an established application without neglecting existing customers or delivery commitments.
• Improve standards for testing, security, maintainability, and software design.
• Build alignment across teams with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Work directly with the SVP of Engineering to shape priorities and decisions.

Skills

People management

Hiring

Performance coaching

Frontend development

Architecture & APIs

Tools

React

Python

PHP

Job description

Compensation: $230-270k Base Salary + Meaningful Equity

Location: Seattle Area Strongly Preferred (Fully Remote)

We're partnering directly with the SVP of Engineering at a data-infrastructure company to find a player-coach who wants meaningful ownership of both a product and a small engineering team.

The company helps organizations make sense of enormous collections of files spread across data centers and the cloud, turning scattered data into a searchable inventory, uncovering wasted storage spend, and making valuable information easier to put to work in analytics and AI.

Following an acquisition, the team is bringing together complementary products and technical strengths. This hire will help turn that foundation into a simpler, more cohesive customer experience.

The Opportunity

• Lead approximately five engineers while staying involved in architecture, code reviews, and technical problem-solving.
• Modernize customer-facing dashboards and workflows using strong frontend practices.
• Help evolve an established application without losing sight of existing customers or delivery commitments.
• Improve standards for testing, security, maintainability, and software design.
• Build alignment across teams with different technical backgrounds.
• Work directly with the SVP of Engineering to shape priorities and make practical build-versus-improve decisions.

Who We're Looking For

• Experience directly managing engineers, including coaching, hiring, and performance development.
• Recent technical involvement, not just project oversight.
• A track record of shipping customer-facing web products.
• Modern frontend or full-stack depth; React experience is particularly relevant.
• Sound judgment around architecture, APIs, and improving existing systems.
• The ability to explain technical decisions clearly, challenge ideas respectfully, and earn trust.
• An appetite for small-team ownership rather than layers of management.

Where There’s Flexibility

• You could be a Senior Engineering Manager ready for broader scope or a hands-on Director who prefers building alongside a team.
• You don’t need to match every technology. The environment includes React, Python, and an established PHP application.
• Prior storage-industry experience is not the starting point; product judgment, technical credibility, and leadership matter more.
• The title can reflect the right person. The hands-on nature of the role is central.

Why it’s Compelling

• Competitive base salary ($230-270k DOE)
• Meaningful Equity
• Direct access to the engineering executive and meaningful influence over the roadmap.
• Real modernization work with customer impact, not a maintenance-only mandate.
• An opportunity to help complementary teams become more effective together.
• A fully remote company exploring a Seattle engineering hub; Seattle-area candidates are especially encouraged to connect.