Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Worklane GmbH; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Resmed in San Diego seeks a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to build and lead a new product engineering team focused on sleep health diagnostics.

You will hire, develop, and retain top engineers, partner with Product and Design on roadmaps, and maintain high standards for quality, security, and enterprise alignment. You’ll establish AI-native development from day one and drive delivery across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in engineering management.
• Demonstrated experience standing up a team or function rather than inheriting one.
• Track record of hiring and retaining engineers in competitive markets.
• Backend and/or full-stack technical depth for architecture decisions.
• Hands-on or strong working knowledge of AI-native/AI-assisted development practices and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build the San Diego team: hire, onboard, establish norms and culture of ownership.
• Own end-to-end delivery: planning, execution, and operational health; align with Product roadmap.
• Establish AI-native development as the default: set up methodologies, reviews, and standards.
• Lead across the organization: represent the team in cross-functional forums; build relationships.
• Develop engineers: conduct regular 1:1s, sponsor stretch assignments, grow staff and senior engineers.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hiring and retention

Backend/Full-stack depth

AI-native practices

Product/Design collaboration

Tools

Claude Code

Copilot

Augment Code

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to build and lead a new product engineering team in San Diego, developing software for providers in the sleep health diagnostics domain.

This is a people-first leadership role for an engineering leader who has previously built or scaled a team, not simply inherited one. You will be responsible for hiring, developing, and retaining a high-performing team; partnering with Product and Design on roadmap and execution; and maintaining a high bar for engineering quality, delivery velocity, and enterprise alignment. The team will operate under an AI-native product/software development methodology, and you will be responsible for establishing what disciplined, high-quality AI-assisted delivery looks like from day one. You should be technical enough to earn the team's credibility, while ultimately measured by the team's output rather than your own.

This is a foundational role. You are not inheriting a running team — you are building one.

What You'll Do

Build the Team

• Lead the hiring and onboarding of engineers across levels, with a focus on San Diego-based talent.
• Establish team norms, operating cadences, and a culture of ownership and craft from the team's inception.
• Identify capability gaps early and address them through hiring, development, or cross-team partnership.

Drive Delivery

• Own the team's end-to-end delivery, including planning, execution, and operational health.
• Partner with Product Management to translate strategy into a sequenced, achievable roadmap for provider-facing sleep health diagnostics solutions.
• Maintain a high standard for quality, security, and compliance while balancing delivery pace.
• Identify and remove delivery blockers, escalating appropriately when required.

Establish AI-Native Development as the Team's Default

• Stand up and continuously refine an AI-native product/software development methodology for the team, from specification through code through review.
• Ensure the team builds on enterprise architecture blueprints, shared platforms, and DevX standards.
• Create the conditions for disciplined AI-assisted engineering practices to take hold, with correctness, security, and maintainability treated as non-negotiable.
• Conduct or delegate rigorous design and code reviews, making engineering standards visible and consistent.

Lead Across the Organization

• Represent the San Diego team in cross-functional forums with clarity and credibility.
• Build effective working relationships with peer engineering managers, platform teams, and enterprise architects.
• Surface risks, dependencies, and trade-offs early to enable timely decision-making.

Develop Your Engineers

• Conduct regular 1:1s, calibrations, and growth conversations.
• Sponsor stretch assignments and create visibility for strong performers.
• Build a team capable of developing its own Staff and Senior engineers over time.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in engineering management.
• Demonstrated experience standing up a team or function, not solely managing an existing one.
• A track record of hiring and retaining strong engineers in competitive markets.
• Sufficient technical depth to make credible architecture and staffing decisions (backend and/or full-stack preferred).
• Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of AI-native/AI-assisted software development practices and tooling (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Augment Code).
• Experience partnering with Product and Design within an agile, product-led delivery model; healthcare or health-tech experience is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively up, down, and across the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to establish structure and process in an ambiguous, early-stage environment.

What We Value

• Managers who build team capability rather than personal dependency.
• Leaders who provide engineers with context and the autonomy to act on it.
• Hiring managers who select for potential and invest deliberately in growth.
• Operators who sustain delivery momentum without compromising team health.
• AI-native leaders who treat new methodology and tooling as a team advantage from the outset.

Why join us

At Resmed, you’ll be part of a mission driven company focused on improving health and quality of life. This role offers high visibility, the chance to learn from senior brand leaders, and the opportunity to shape how Resmed shows up across global markets. You’ll grow your skills in brand strategy, cross functional collaboration, and brand governance at scale.

We are shaping the future at Resmed, and we recognize the need to build on and broaden our existing skills and continue to attract and retain the world’s best talent. We work hard to offer holistic benefits packages, provide flexible work arrangements, cultivate a workforce culture that allows employees to grow personally and professionally, and deliver competitive salaries to our team members. Employees scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. This position qualifies for the following benefits package: comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, sleep care management, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and tuition assistance. Employees receive Flexible Time Off (FTO), receive 11 paid holidays plus 3 floating days and are eligible for 14 weeks of primary caregiver or two weeks of secondary caregiver leave when welcoming new family members.

Individual pay decisions are based on a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s geographic work location, relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills.

At Resmed, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current base range for this positionis:$171,000 - $214,000 - $257,000 USD.

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, we commit to respond to every applicant.