Software Engineering Manager

SolomonEdwards; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SolomonEdwards in Charlotte, NC seeks a hands-on Lead Engineer to guide a data platform team with Fortune 500 clients. You will mentor engineers, drive AI-assisted development, and shape technical strategy with the CTO while unifying onshore, nearshore, and offshore groups into one high-performing organization.

You will own engineering standards, ensure high availability, and lead resource planning with Product leadership, delivering complex, scalable software in a fast-paced enterprise

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development and 3+ years leading 10+ engineers.
• Hands-on with .NET/C# and progressive Front End and Mobile.
• Experience with high-availability, high-throughput, real-time platforms.
• Proven management in matrixed SaaS environments.
• Experience coordinating onshore/nearshore/offshore teams.
• Strong Agile/Scrum and CI/CD implementation (Azure DevOps or similar).
• REST API and system integration expertise.
• Practical use of AI coding tools with governance.

Responsibilities

• Mentor engineers and drive design reviews.
• Partner with product leadership on resource planning and delivery alignment.
• Champion AI-assisted development with guardrails and governance.
• Own engineering standards: code quality, PR review, tests, and CI/CD gates.
• Unite global teams with shared standards and overlap hours.
• Collaborate on incident response, RCA loops, and SOC 2 compliance.

Skills

10+ years software

3+ years leadership

C#/.NET

Front-end & Mobile

High availability

Matrixed SaaS

Agile CI/CD

REST APIs

AI governance

SQL Server

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Charlotte, NC Metro Area | Reports to CTO

Lead Engineering at Scale — Where AI Meets Enterprise Impact

Our client, a leading enterprise technology company managing a high-volume, 24x7 data platform for Fortune 500 clients across North America, is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide a development organization. This is a rare player-coach role: you'll mentor engineers through design reviews, drive AI-assisted engineering adoption, and shape technical strategy alongside the CTO — all while unifying onshore, nearshore, and offshore teams into one high-performing organization.

What You'll Do

• Manage engineers (employees + consultants) across mobile, web, and back-end teams — hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Partner with Project/Product leadership on resource planning, capacity, and delivery alignment
• Champion AI-assisted development (agentic coding, AI code review, AI-generated tests) with clear guardrails
• Own engineering standards: code quality, PR review, test coverage, and CI/CD gates
• Unite global teams with shared standards, overlap hours, and cross-location collaboration models
• Partner on incident response, RCA loops, and SOC 2 compliance

Must-Haves

• 10+ years in software development, 3+ years leading 10+ engineers
• Hands-on with .NET/C# plus progressive Front End and Mobile
• Experience leading teams on high-availability, high-throughput, real-time platforms
• Proven functional management in matrixed SaaS environments
• Track record integrating onshore/nearshore/offshore teams
• Strong Agile/Scrum and CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps or similar)
• REST API and system integration experience
• Practical use of AI coding tools with team-level governance
• Strong SQL Server skills at scale

Nice-to-Haves

• Background in IoT or data-intensive B2B SaaS
• Azure PaaS / AKS and containerization experience
• SOC 2 or similar compliance experience
• Legacy modernization without disrupting delivery

Ready to Lead?

If you thrive at the intersection of technical depth, people leadership, and AI-driven innovation, we want to hear from you.