Software Engineering Manager: AI & Cloud Lead

Cengage Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 102,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in the United States to lead a high-performing team focused on data transformation, AI-driven workflows, and content delivery. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely product development and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, modernization of architectures, and collaboration across content operations, product, and design to drive innovation and enterprise-scale solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of technology leadership experience, including global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Reimagine and optimize content creation workflows with modern platforms and AI.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to align on roadmaps and delivery.
• Track improvements with SDLC metrics and report to executives.
• Balance technical debt with new feature development within sprints.
• Manage product backlogs, estimates, and budgets with partners and customers.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies to drive product innovation.

Skills

AI concepts

Cloud platforms

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

3+ years leadership experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in the United States to lead a high-performing team focused on data transformation, AI-driven workflows, and content delivery. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely product development and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, modernization of architectures, and collaboration across content operations, product, and design to drive innovation and enterprise-scale solutions.