Remote Senior Software Engineering Leader, Commerce

Slate; Washington; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate seeks a Sr. Software Development Manager to lead the engineering organization powering Slate Commerce. You will shape product discovery, configuration, cart, checkout, payments, and fulfillment with cross-functional teams across Product, UX, and Engineering.

You will hire, mentor, and grow engineers, set engineering standards, and own architecture decisions while balancing speed with long-term technical excellence in a direct-to-consumer EV brand.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in building customer-facing software.
• 7+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Experience with distributed systems and ecommerce.

Responsibilities

• Define design, architecture, development, and delivery of Slate Commerce software across multiple teams.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization with clear direction and career development.
• Set technical strategy and drive decisions for Commerce, balancing customer experience with business priorities.
• Collaborate with UX and Product leaders to craft customer-first solutions.
• Lead through ambiguity, simplify complex problems, and deliver high-quality software at pace.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Architecture decisions

Distributed systems

Ecommerce architectures

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

BS in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equiv.

Tools

Cloud infrastructure

APIs

Git

Job description

Slate seeks a Sr. Software Development Manager to lead the engineering organization powering Slate Commerce. You will shape product discovery, configuration, cart, checkout, payments, and fulfillment with cross-functional teams across Product, UX, and Engineering.

You will hire, mentor, and grow engineers, set engineering standards, and own architecture decisions while balancing speed with long-term technical excellence in a direct-to-consumer EV brand.