Software Engineering Manager

L.V. Enterprises; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L.V. Enterprises in Sioux Falls, SD seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a technically deep team and shape architecture for mission-critical systems. You will mentor engineers, drive reliability and performance improvements, and ensure maintainable delivery through strong governance.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, architecture guidance, and collaboration with product and operations to move complex programs forward.

Qualifications

• 8+ years developing complex software systems and 2+ years leading engineers.
• Technical depth across architecture, development, integration, debugging, and testing.
• Strong planning and communication skills, with the judgment to balance delivery and long-term health.
• Curiosity, humility, accountability and the confidence to change your mind when the evidence calls for it.
• Experience with embedded, distributed, networked, or mission-critical software is relevant; Linux, C/C++, Python, web apps, and containers.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong engineering team by hiring, coaching, and developing technical leaders.
• Stay close to technology by engaging in architecture discussions and navigating tradeoffs.
• Raise engineering standards through automation, testing, CI/CD, tooling, and communities of practice.
• Make ambitious work achievable by turning priorities into realistic plans and removing obstacles.
• Connect technical decisions to the bigger picture by partnering with leaders to move complex projects forward.

Skills

Software architecture

Team leadership

Engineering management

Planning & communication

Problem solving

Tools

Linux

C/C++

Python

Containers

Web applications

Job description

Lead the engineers. Challenge the architecture. Build software that has to work.

We’re hiring a Software Engineering Manager in Sioux Falls, SD for a role with real technical depth and the opportunity to shape the team, technology, and engineering culture behind complex, mission-critical systems.

This is for the engineer who moved into leadership and still wants to understand how the system works. Who asks sharp questions in a design review, spots risk early, and gives technical leads the trust and space to own their decisions.

Your impact:

Build a strong engineering team

Hire, coach, develop technical leaders, and create an environment where people do their best work.

Stay close to the technology

Engage in architecture discussions, challenge assumptions, and help teams navigate tradeoffs around reliability, performance, delivery, and maintainability

Raise the engineering standard

Advance automation, testing, CI/CD, tooling, and software and build a community of practice that makes the whole organization stronger.

Make ambitious work achievable

Turn priorities into realistic plans, align resources, surface risks, and remove obstacles.

Connect technical decisions to the bigger picture

Partner with engineering, product, and operations leaders to move complex projects forward.

What you bring:

• 8+ years developing complex software systems and 2+ years leading engineers or technical teams.
• Technical depth across architecture, development, integration, debugging, and testing.
• Strong planning and communication skills, with the judgment to balance immediate delivery and long-term engineering health.
• Curiosity, humility, accountability and the confidence to change your mind when the evidence calls for it.
• Experience with embedded, distributed, networked, or mission-critical software is especially relevant. Linux, C/C++, Python, web applications, and containers are all valuable parts of the toolkit.