Senior Engineering Manager - Digital Engineering

Jobtailor; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineering leader to own the technical vision for our product and platform, guiding architectural decisions across distributed systems in Wisconsin.

You will build and mentor high‑performing teams, coach managers, drive execution with clear goals, and collaborate with product, design, and operations to advance business priorities while evaluating cloud services and AI to improve member experiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience, with a focus on enterprise-level solutions and cloud technologies.
• 3+ years of experience leading large cross-functional project management initiatives, including micro-services, event-driven architectures, and streaming platforms like Apache Kafka, and Amazon Kinesis.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum practices.
• Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision for product and platform capabilities; guide architectural decisions across distributed systems.
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams; coach managers on effective leadership practices.
• Drive execution through clear goal-setting, accountability, and continuous improvement of team velocity and quality.
• Collaborate with product, design, architecture, and operations to align engineering work with business priorities.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies—particularly cloud services and AI—to enhance member experiences and operational efficiency.
• Monitor team health, remove blockers, and resolve workflow impediments proactively.

Skills

Leadership

Architectural Guidance

Cloud Technologies

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Apache Kafka

Amazon Kinesis

AWS

Azure

GCP

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision for product and platform capabilities; guide architectural decisions across distributed systems.
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams; coach managers on effective leadership practices.
• Drive execution through clear goal-setting, accountability, and continuous improvement of team velocity and quality.
• Collaborate with product, design, architecture, and operations to align engineering work with business priorities.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies—particularly cloud services and AI—to enhance member experiences and operational efficiency.
• Monitor team health, remove blockers, and resolve workflow impediments proactively.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience, with a focus on enterprise-level solutions and cloud technologies.
• 3+ years of experience leading large cross‑functional project management initiatives, including micro‑services, event‑driven architectures, and streaming platforms like Apache Kafka, and Amazon Kinesis.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile/Scrum practices.
• Experience with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).