Senior Engineering Manager, Sensor – Core Services

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineering leader to set architectural direction, drive the technical roadmap, and advise executives. This role combines hands-on systems software work with strategically scaling production infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and macOS, and coordinating remote teams.

You will hire, coach, and mentor engineers, own resourcing, and ensure quality and reliability while balancing near-term delivery with long-term health. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on systems software background with deep C/C++ expertise.
• Experience owning production infrastructure at scale and reliability.
• Cross-platform knowledge: Windows, Linux, macOS.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring of engineers.
• Ability to travel occasionally for team offsites and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural direction for the team and participate in reviews; develop deep familiarity with the team's architecture, data flows, and failure modes.
• Drive the technical roadmap, balancing near-term delivery commitments against longer-term architectural health.
• Make high-stakes technical decisions and serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership in cross-org planning and escalations by translating complex tradeoffs into clear guidance.
• Hire, coach, and grow engineers through honest, frequent feedback and genuine investment in their careers; lead the full recruitment process from initial contact through successful onboarding.
• Own project resourcing and workload which includes knowing when to say "no" and "not yet"; keep the team on track and adjust when surprises happen.
• Own the quality bar for what the team ships; triage support escalations and build strong working relationships with partner teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in the team's end-to-end testing and validation practices.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Systems Software Management

Network Protocols Expertise

Production Infrastructure Ownership

Team Mentoring and Development

Remote Team Management

Cross-Group Collaboration

Tools

Windows

Linux

MacOS

Job description

• Set architectural direction for the team and participate actively in code and design reviews; develop deep familiarity with the team's architecture, data flows, and failure modes
• Drive the technical roadmap, balancing near-term delivery commitments against longer-term architectural health
• Make high-stakes technical decisions and serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership in cross-org planning and escalations by translating complex tradeoffs into clear guidance
• Hire, coach, and grow engineers through honest, frequent feedback and genuine investment in their careers; lead the full recruitment process from initial contact through successful onboarding
• Own project resourcing and workload which includes knowing when to say "no" and "not yet"; keep the team on track and adjust when surprises happen
• Own the quality bar for what the team ships; triage support escalations and build strong working relationships with partner teams
• Drive continuous improvement in the team's end-to-end testing and validation practices

Requirements

• Prior experience managing software engineering teams, with a strong foundation as a software developer
• Hands-on background in systems software; deep familiarity with C and/or C++ — this is a low-level systems role, not application-layer development
• Strong technical grounding in network protocols, connection management, traffic and protocol management, cryptographic integration, and storage systems
• A 'learn it all' mindset with curiosity to dive deep into unfamiliar domains and adapt quickly as technology and requirements evolve
• Experience owning production infrastructure at scale — you understand the real cost of reliability regressions and breaking changes at endpoint scale
• Cross-platform exposure across Windows, Linux, and macOS — you can reason about portability and behavioral consistency
• Solid design and problem-solving instincts with a genuine passion for engineering excellence, quality, security, performance and the ability to raise that standard across a team
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers
• Experience managing remote teams while maintaining the trust, velocity, and clarity that makes distributed work effective
• Strong cross-group collaboration skills — you build credibility across engineering, product, and program management
• Clear, direct communicator at every level, from individual contributors to executive staff
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally for team offsites and in-person meetings
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software engineering teams, with a focus on architectural direction, technical decision-making, and continuous improvement in engineering practices. Possesses deep technical expertise in systems software, network protocols, and production infrastructure management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• C/C++ Programming
• Systems Software Management
• Network Protocols Expertise
• Production Infrastructure Ownership
• Team Mentoring and Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• C Programming
• C++ Programming
• Network Protocols
• Connection Management
• Traffic Management
• Cryptographic Integration
• Storage Systems
• End-to-End Testing
• Validation Practices
• AI Technologies

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Adaptability
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Software Engineering
• Architectural Direction
• Technical Roadmap
• Remote Team Management
• Engineering Excellence

Tools & Technologies

• Windows
• Linux
• MacOS