Software Engineering Manager

GlobalPoint; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalPoint is seeking an Engineering Manager who blends strong hands-on software engineering with people leadership. This role leads a team of 5-8 engineers, stays hands-on with architecture and coding, and collaborates closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and enterprise teams.

The ideal candidate will drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and promote ownership and continuous improvement across the team.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience.
• Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Distributed systems and API experience.
• CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and security practices.
• System design and architecture experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of 5-8 software engineers.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Promote ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support team engagement and performance management.
• Contribute to system architecture, design, deployment, and production support.
• Build scalable, secure, resilient, and observable applications.
• Establish CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, and modern engineering practices.
• Work with Architecture, Security, Compliance, and other enterprise teams.
• Support adoption of AI/ML capabilities where appropriate.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

AWS cloud

Distributed systems

API design

CI/CD & testing

System architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who combines strong hands-on software engineering skills with people leadership experience.

This person will lead a team of approximately 5-8 engineers, remain hands-on with architecture and coding, and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and other enterprise teams.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a team of 5-8 software engineers.

Provide coaching, feedback, and career development.

Promote ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Support team engagement and performance management.

Technical Leadership & Development - 50%

Contribute to system architecture, design, development, deployment, and production support.

Build scalable, secure, resilient, and observable applications.

Establish CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, and modern engineering practices.

Work with Architecture, Security, Compliance, and other enterprise teams.

Support adoption of AI/ML capabilities where appropriate.

Cross-Functional Leadership - 20%

Partner with Product Owners to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and project progress.

Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization.

Required Skills

Must Have:

6-8+ years of software engineering experience.

2+ years of engineering management/team leadership experience.

Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.

Distributed systems and API experience.

CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and security practices.

System design and architecture experience.

Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with workflow-driven or compliance-sensitive applications.

Case management or decisioning platform experience.

AI/ML or data-driven product experience.

Platform architecture and shared services experience.

Experience working with sensitive user data and security/regulatory requirements.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate will be:

Hands-on Engineering Manager + Full Stack Engineer

They should be comfortable spending significant time coding and designing systems, not just managing people.

The ideal background would include:

React + TypeScript + Node.js + AWS + Distributed Systems + Event-Driven Architecture + Engineering Management