Software Engineering Manager I — Lead AI-Driven Full Stack

LAM Lennar Associates Mgmt LLC

Salem (OR)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Vacation

Job summary

Lennar is seeking a Manager I, Software Engineering in Salem, OR. You will lead a small team of software engineers, guiding development and delivery of high-quality software, while mentoring teammates and ensuring projects stay on time and within scope.

You will oversee full-stack efforts, chair code reviews, and collaborate with product management to align features. Expect hands-on coding and leadership across multiple time zones within a Fortune 500 homebuilder environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent field.
8+ years of experience building and operating production software, including web applications and backend services.
4+ years of mentoring and developing junior and mid-level software engineers.
4+ years of experience in team management and project delivery.
Strong engineering background with a concentration on distributed systems and service integration.
Ability to set business KPI’s and help track, manage and interpret them to all levels of leadership.
Production experience with Python and FastAPI, and with React and TypeScript, sufficient to review both sides of a full-stack change.
Hands-on daily use of AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar), with clear judgment on when to trust, verify, or override their output.
Experience leading engineers across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of software engineers, providing mentorship and performance feedback.
Oversee the development and implementation of software projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
Collaborate with other teams, such as product management, to ensure seamless integration of software features.
Facilitate code reviews and enforce best practices in software development.
Monitor project timelines and work to remove obstacles that may delay progress.
Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
Mentor and develop engineering talent.
Lead a full-stack squad building React and TypeScript front ends on Python and FastAPI services.
Contribute directly to delivery by writing production code, designing APIs, and reviewing architecture across the stack.
Set and hold the review bar for AI-assisted development, including agent instructions maintained in the repository, automated pull request review, and clear human accountability for every merge.
Own the CI quality gate and the promotion path through development, UAT, and production.