Senior Software Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an engineering leader to scale a distributed team across geographies and own the Insights & Recommendations domain. You will mentor senior engineers, drive performance management, and build a culture of ownership and continuous learning.

This role requires strong data, analytics, and frontend/backend technical expertise. Based in Hoboken, NJ, the position emphasizes delivering high-quality releases through agile practices, strategic roadmaps, and architectural oversight of

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• 8+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• Experience scaling distributed engineering teams across geographies.
• Strong background in SQL and data analytics systems, ReactJS, and Java-based backends.
• Proven success delivering data-driven platforms or analytics products.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum at scale.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and scale a distributed engineering team of 5+ engineers, including senior engineers and team leads.
• Mentor tech leads and emerging managers to build a strong leadership bench.
• Drive performance management, including goal setting, regular feedback, and career development plans.
• Foster ownership, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning to support business growth.
• Ensure high levels of team engagement, retention, and productivity across geographies.
• Own end-to-end delivery for the Insights & Recommendations domain.
• Establish predictable execution rhythms, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics to translate strategy into clear engineering roadmaps.
• Identify risks early and proactively remove organizational, technical, or process bottlenecks.
• Drive operational excellence, including metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight for data‑driven applications, analytics pipelines, and web platforms.
• Guide teams on best practices in SQL, data systems, ReactJS, and Java-based services.
• Ensure scalable system design, performance optimization, and reliability.
• Lead technical design reviews and promote sound engineering decisions across teams.
• Champion Agile best practices across multiple teams (planning, backlog management, retrospectives).

Skills

SQL & analytics

ReactJS

Java backend

Agile Scrum

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and scale a distributed engineering team of 5+ engineers, including senior engineers and team leads.
• Build a strong leadership bench by mentoring tech leads and emerging managers.
• Drive performance management, including goal setting, regular feedback, and career development plans.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning to support business growth.
• Ensure high levels of team engagement, retention, and productivity across geographies.
• Own end-to-end delivery for the Insights & Recommendations domain.
• Establish predictable execution rhythms, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics to translate strategy into clear engineering roadmaps.
• Identify risks early and proactively remove organizational, technical, or process bottlenecks.
• Drive operational excellence, including metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight for data‑driven applications, analytics pipelines, and web platforms.
• Guide teams on best practices in SQL, data systems, ReactJS, and Java-based services.
• Ensure scalable system design, performance optimization, and reliability.
• Lead technical design reviews and promote sound engineering decisions across teams.
• Champion Agile best practices across multiple teams (planning, backlog management, retrospectives).

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience
• 8+ years of overall experience in software engineering
• Proven experience scaling and leading distributed engineering teams across geographies
• Strong technical background in:
  • SQL & data analytics systems
  • ReactJS
  • Java-based backend systems
• Demonstrated success in delivering data-driven platforms or analytics products
• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum at scale
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.