Software Engineering Manager

Propio; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Propio Language Services is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to shape technical direction as the company scales. You will lead engineers, hire top talent, coach teams, and drive architecture decisions to deliver reliable, high‑volume distributed systems on AWS or Azure.

Partner with leadership, product, and customers to define vision, set priorities, and ensure execution from design to rollout while maintaining clear communication across cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS preferred.
• 5+ years leading local and remote engineering teams.
• Experience delivering high-volume distributed systems on AWS or Azure.
• Proficient in Agile/Scrum SDLC and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead ambiguous problems to resolution.
• Build a world-class team by hiring, coaching, and developing engineers.
• Directly responsible for growing and promoting internal engineers.
• Define vision, strategy, and requirements with leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive program execution spanning multiple organizations from design to rollout.
• Communicate status, risks, and changes to senior management.
• Collaborate with customers, technical staff, and leaders to deliver features.
• Manage cross-functional projects balancing business needs and constraints.
• Be an effective collaborator in a cross-functional tech organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Prioritization

Communication

Distributed systems

Java

JavaScript

Web services

Messaging protocols

AWS

Azure

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Description

Propio Language Services is a provider of the highest quality interpretation, translation, and localization services. Our people take pride in every resource we offer, and our users always have access to the best technology, support, and experience. We are driven by our passion for innovation, growth, and connecting people. If you believe in the transformative power of technology-driven solutions and meaningful communication, Propio could be the ideal place for you.

We're seeking a well-versed Software Engineering Manager who is not only interested in where the Company is today, but also growing and evolving with new systems as the company grows. An ideal candidate is passionate about building the right solutions for customers and will play a key role in helping Propio grow and evolve technically and as a business.

Responsibilities:

• Leading ambiguous and undefined problems to resolution in the face of uncertainty
• Building a world-class team by hiring exceptional talent, coaching, and developing Engineers, cultivating pragmatic engineering decision-making, and leveraging your technical expertise to constantly raise the bar
• Direct responsibly for successfully managing, growing and promoting internal Engineers
• Thinking big and working with leadership team, business stakeholders and software engineering teams to define vision, strategy, and requirements
• Delivering results by driving execution of programs spanning multiple organizations from design to rollout
• Earning trust through regular communication with senior management on status, risks, and change control
• Effectively cooperate with customers, technical staff, and leaders to define and deliver complex features
• Effectively manage cross functional projects, balancing the business need versus technical constraints
• Be an effective collaborator in a cross functional Tech organization
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferably in Computer Science or equivalent experience and or military experience
• 5+ years of experience building and managing local and remote engineering teams (and managing managers) that design and deliver highly available, large volume distributed systems on AWS (or Azure)
• Agile/Scrum SDLC expertise
• System design and Architecture experience across multiple patterns
• Software Development expertise across multiple stacks, frameworks, and languages (including Java, JavaScript, messaging protocols, and web services) as well as build processes
• Experience delivering high-volume, distributed, web based and mobile applications (iOS/Android)
• Project planning/execution skills including grooming, prioritizing, and delivering on committed schedules
• Strong verbal/written communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer delivering in OOD and object-oriented languages
• Proven experience having hands on Development or Architecture experience

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