Senior Engineering Manager, Experience Foundations UI

IBM

Lowell (MA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

IBM is seeking a hands-on Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Experience Foundations team, overseeing Security, Networking, and Billing UI domains and the shared infrastructure. You will drive patterns, governance, and scalable UI experiences across Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, and Tableflow, partnering with Product and Design to shape the roadmap and elevate engineering maturity.

Lead multi-disciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and champion AI-assisted tooling and automated processes

Qualifications

5+ years of leading software engineering teams
Strong hands-on technical background with ability to dive deep into complex systems
Deep frontend engineering expertise: React, TypeScript, component design systems
Proven ability to distill complex technical domains into clear patterns and best practices
Experience creating reusable patterns/frameworks adopted across multiple teams or products
Track record of elevating team capabilities through mentorship and knowledge sharing
Demonstrated success partnering with Product and Design to drive execution
Experience managing or collaborating closely with other engineering managers
Experience managing multiple product areas or technical domains simultaneously

Responsibilities

Establish clear, reusable patterns and best practices for UI engineers developing security and networking code
Elevate the impact of all UI engineers across multiple product teams (Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, Tableflow)
Take a depth-first, hands-on approach to understanding systems and unblocking teams
Go deep in domain areas—understand the technical intricacies of networking protocols, security models, and billing systems to make sound architectural decisions
Drive the evolution of Experience Foundations infrastructure from UI-only to supporting the entire Experience organization
Own PM and Design partnerships for Security, Networking, and Billing domains
Ensure smooth execution and delivery of product initiatives across these verticals
Bridge technical and product perspectives to drive aligned outcomes
Translate domain complexity into clear execution plans
Challenge product specs when necessary to ensure technical feasibility
Partner with product teams across the portfolio to ensure patterns meet their needs
Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs transparently to senior leadership
Collaborate with existing engineering leadership to build cohesive team strategy
Mentor and develop engineers across multiple disciplines and experience levels
Foster a culture of ownership, excellence, and continuous improvement
Create leverage by empowering engineers with patterns, tools, and knowledge
Build strong connections between Experience Foundations and application teams
Champion developer productivity through AI tooling adoption, test automation, and improved engineering processes
Your work will enable UX engineers across our entire application portfolio to build consistent, high-quality security and networking experiences.