Software Engineering Manager

Whitaker IT; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitaker IT is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team building applications across customer-facing, business-to-business, and internal platforms. This role suits a senior engineer ready to move into management or an early-career manager looking to grow.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Product and Architecture, oversee development workflows, deployments, monitoring, and security, and drive delivery across multiple projects while contributing to architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading teams or initiatives.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering and product organizations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Architecture teams to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Oversee engineering operations, including development workflows, code review processes, deployments, monitoring, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Remove blockers, improve team efficiency, and ensure successful delivery across multiple projects.
• Provide technical oversight and participate in architectural discussions while driving execution and accountability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team mentoring

Communication

Project management

Tools

Python

FastAPI

Django

React

Next.js

PHP

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Terraform

AWS

Job description

We're seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and support a team building applications across customer-facing, business-to-business, and internal platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer ready to step into management or an early-career engineering manager looking to grow.

About the Role

Lead, mentor, and develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and career growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Architecture teams to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Oversee engineering operations, including development workflows, code review processes, deployments, monitoring, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Remove blockers, improve team efficiency, and ensure successful delivery across multiple projects.
• Provide technical oversight and participate in architectural discussions while driving execution and accountability.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with the ability to contribute to technical decision-making.
• Experience leading teams, projects, or engineering initiatives.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering and product organizations.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with technologies such as Python, FastAPI, Django, React, Next.js, PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Terraform, and AWS.