Senior Manager, Engineering

Perseus Group; Sharon (Mercer County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Perseus Group seeks a Senior Manager of Engineering to lead multiple software teams delivering scalable mortgage technology solutions. You will align engineering execution with product strategy and business objectives while building high-performing organizations.

The role requires deep software experience, 10+ years in software engineering, and 5+ years in engineering leadership, with onsite work three days a week at Sharon, PA or Jacksonville, FL offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience leading enterprise software development.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams across product development, platform initiatives, and modernization efforts.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies aligned with roadmaps.
• Establish goals, metrics, and performance expectations.
• Promote accountability, transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior leaders to prioritize investments and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Organizational Development

Technical Vision

Talent Development

Execution Excellence

Business Acumen

Change Leadership

Cross-Functional Partnership

Customer Focus

Financial Stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Tools

Microsoft .NET

C#

Angular

AWS

Job description

Position Summary

Dark Matter Technologies is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Engineering to lead multiple software engineering teams responsible for delivering innovative, scalable, and secure mortgage technology solutions. The Senior Manager, Engineering provides organizational leadership across multiple product and platform teams, ensuring alignment between engineering execution, product strategy, and business objectives. This role is responsible for developing engineering leaders, improving organizational effectiveness, driving technical excellence, and ensuring successful delivery of strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, deep software development experience, and a proven ability to manage complex technology portfolios while building high-performing engineering organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for product development, platform initiatives, and technology modernization efforts.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies aligned with company objectives and product roadmaps.
• Establish organizational goals, operating metrics, and performance expectations.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to prioritize investments and strategic initiatives.
• People Leadership Directly manage Engineers and senior technical leaders.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineering leadership talent.
• Support recruiting strategies and hiring activities to ensure organizational growth and capability.
• Foster employee engagement, retention, and professional development.
• Delivery & Execution Ensure successful execution of engineering roadmaps across multiple teams and product lines.
• Monitor delivery commitments, resource allocation, dependencies, and project risks.
• Drive predictable release schedules and continuous improvement of delivery processes.
• Remove organizational obstacles that impact engineering productivity and effectiveness.
• Measure and improve key engineering performance indicators.
• Technical & Strategic Leadership Partner with Architecture, Product Management, QA, DevOps, and Security leaders to define long-term technology strategies.
• Guide modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, platform engineering efforts, and technical debt reduction programs.
• Promote engineering best practices including automation, observability, security, scalability, and reliability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend investments that improve business outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including management of managers and/or multiple engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise software development organizations.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, SDLC methodologies, Agile delivery models, and modern engineering practices.
• Embraced AI and incorporated it into the SDLC.
• Experience leading large-scale technology initiatives and cross-functional programs.
• Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and organizational leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mortgage technology, lending, fintech, banking, or regulated industries.
• Experience with Microsoft .NET, C#, Angular, AWS, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Experience managing geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Experience overseeing product development in SaaS or enterprise software organizations.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, AI-assisted development, and engineering productivity practices.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Technical Vision
• Talent Development
• Execution Excellence
• Business Acumen
• Change Leadership
• Cross-Functional Partnership
• Customer Focus
• Financial Stewardship

Success Measures

• During the first 12 months, the Senior Manager, Engineering will: Successfully deliver strategic roadmap commitments across multiple teams.
• Improve engineering productivity, quality, and organizational effectiveness.
• Strengthen leadership capabilities within the engineering management team.
• Advance modernization and platform engineering initiatives.
• Improve operational reliability, software quality, and customer outcomes.
• Increase employee engagement and retention within the engineering organization.
• Establish clear metrics and accountability mechanisms for engineering performance.

The selected candidate will be expected to work onsite from the Sharon, PA or Jacksonville, FL office 3 days per week.

Perseus Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

\"We seek out vertical market software businesses where motivated small teams composed of good people, can produce superior results in tiny markets. What we offer our business unit managers is autonomy, an environment that supports them in mastering vertical market software management skills, and the chance to build an enduring and competent team in a ‘human-scale’ business\"

#DMT Perseus, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., acquires independently managed software companies around the world.

Mark Leonard President, Constellation Software Inc.