Software Engineering Manager

AxisCare; Waco (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AxisCare, a US-based company, seeks a Software Engineering Manager to build and lead high-performing engineering teams in a fully remote capacity. You will drive AI-enabled software development, create environments where engineers thrive, and guide teams to deliver reliable, customer-focused software.

You will champion the shift to AI-assisted workflows, mentor engineers, and balance rapid delivery with thoughtful design and quality.

Qualifications

• Track record managing software engineers on teams building full stack web applications.
• Demonstrated, substantive use of AI development tools in your own work.
• Able to work remotely from the Eastern, Central, or Mountain time zones.
• Qualified to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day health of your teams and mentor engineers.
• Partner with product and design to get from important customer problem to working software with rapid iteration.
• Set a high standard of excellence and lead by example in AI adoption and tooling.
• Coach engineers to use AI effectively while maintaining code quality.
• Challenge old habits and drive cheaper, faster paths to working software.
• Foster systems thinking and production reliability across the team.

Skills

Full stack web apps

AI development tools

Remote work (ET/CT/MT TZ)

Job description

Job Description – Software Engineering Manager

Reports To - Director of Engineering

Summary

AxisCare is hiring a full-time, fully remote Software Engineering Manager to build and lead high-performing engineering teams and to help us reimagine how software teams work in the age of AI.

You've been a software engineer, so you know what it takes to build software. But your true calling is creating the environment where engineers thrive, succeed, and grow.

That job is changing fast. We're no longer coding everything by hand. We're building the systems that let us bring great ideas to life and solve real customer problems quicker than ever before. (Read more about how we think AI is changing product development.)

There will always be a need for people who deeply understand our customers' most important problems, solve them with high-quality software, and run that software reliably in production. That's the work that endures, and you'll be building and leading the teams that do it.

We're looking for a manager who's already internalized this shift. Someone who pushes their team to use AI tools aggressively, but who also has the judgment to know when the AI is producing confident-sounding garbage, and who's building that same judgme*nt in their engineers. Someone who helps their team develop taste and discipline, not just speed.

What You'll Do

Own the day-to-day h ealth of your teams. Help engineers develop great daily habits, strong communication, and reach the next level, including helping them grow from engineers who only write code into engineers who direct AI effectively.

Partner with product and design counterparts to quickly get from "important customer problem" to "working software," favoring rapid iteration over upfront resolution of every ambiguity. Partner with staff engineers on technical direction, code design, and systems thinking.

Set a high standard of excellence and lead by example, including in how you and your team adopt AI tools and rethink your workflows. If you're asking your engineers to embrace this shift, you'd better be living it yourself. Stay hands-on by running spikes, prototyping, and exploring ideas your team hasn't had time to chase, without taking on critical-path work.

Coach engineers to use AI as a core part of how they build: when to trust the output, when to throw it out, and how to maintain code quality when the machine is doing the typing. Teach them to fish rather than doing it for them.

Challenge your team's assumptions about how software gets made. Question old habits inherited from the era of scarce coding time (exhaustive PRDs, excessive backlog refinement, premature mockup fidelity, story-point ceremony) and encourage cheaper, faster paths to working software.

Create an environment where engineers think about the whole problem, not just the code: understanding customer needs, system dynamics, and what it takes to run software reliably in production. AI makes it dangerously easy to build the wrong thing quickly, so clear thinking about what to build matters more than ever.

What We're Looking For

An AI power user with substance and good judgment. You drive agents, have opinions about where today's models break down drawn from real experience, and you're actively rethinking what engineering management looks like when writing code is no longer the bottleneck. You help your team move fast with these tools without becoming dependent on them for the thinking. You know the difference between leveraging AI and outsourcing your brain to it.

A systems thinker. You look beyond the element at hand to the broader dynamics at play.

A strong writer and compelling storyteller. Remote work demands clear writing, clear writing is clear thinking, and clear thinking is how you get the biggest impact from AI. But clarity alone doesn't motivate people. You know how to tell the story of why the work matters, where the team is headed, and what winning looks like.

A humble, always-a-student approach to management itself. You treat management as a craft you're actively learning, and you treat the changing nature of product development with the same curiosity.

Technical enough to lead engineers credibly. You don't need to be the best engineer on the team, but you need to earn their respect, ask sharp questions in code reviews and design discussions, and provide real guidance.

Experience required:

• Track record managing software engineers on teams building full stack web applications
• Demonstrated, substantive use of AI development tools in your own work, not just encouraging your team to use them
• Able to work remotely from the Eastern, Central, or Mountain time zones
• Qualified to work in the United States

What We'd Be Excited to Find

• Familiarity building and maintaining HIPAA-compliant software
• A track record of leading teams through significant shifts in tooling or process. You've helped people navigate real ambiguity and come out stronger.
• Concrete examples of how you've changed your team's workflows around AI. Not just "we adopted Copilot." What did you actually do differently, and what happened?

Working Conditions

• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.

Compensation and Equipment

• Salary (TBD based on job experience and skill level)
• Medical insurance is covered in full for the employee (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Company will provide laptop and other needed computer equipment

About AxisCare

According to Pew Research, roughly 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, and the American Society on Aging calculated that an American has a 70% chance of needing help with activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, hygiene, etc. This has led to an unprecedented increase in Home Care agencies in the U.S. and abroad who strive to help those who have difficulty helping themselves, specifically offering non-medical (also referred to as non-skilled) services to seniors in their homes.

AxisCare was started in 2011 by industry leaders to help meet the demand for a more user-friendly and mobile-compatible solution. Our product is a web-based management platform that helps agencies manage CRM and marketing, Caregiver/Client scheduling, billing, payroll and much more. Headquartered in Waco, TX, AxisCare has clients in all 50 states as well as 6 other countries. We are a fast-growing company seeking high-performing individuals looking for a fast-paced, autonomous working environment.