Technical Software Engineering Manager Lead Impactful Teams

The Ed Wallach Search Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ed Wallach Search Group seeks a Software Engineering Manager to guide a highly technical software organization building mission-critical systems. You will lead teams, shape architecture, and drive engineering strategy while remaining technically engaged with engineers and leads.

You’ll partner with product and engineering leaders to balance technical excellence, delivery, and organizational growth, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years leading software engineers or technical teams.
• Experience with modern development practices, configuration management, automated testing, CI/CD, and software lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers and technical leads.
• Engage in architecture and design discussions and challenge technical decisions.
• Ensure teams have clear plans, realistic estimates, and measurable objectives.
• Coordinate software development with cross-functional engineering teams and leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Software architecture

System design

CI/CD

Automated testing

Resource management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Linux

C/C++

Python

Web applications

Containers

Job description

The Ed Wallach Search Group seeks a Software Engineering Manager to guide a highly technical software organization building mission-critical systems. You will lead teams, shape architecture, and drive engineering strategy while remaining technically engaged with engineers and leads.

You’ll partner with product and engineering leaders to balance technical excellence, delivery, and organizational growth, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.