Position Purpose:
As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for building and supporting scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native solutions for mission-critical Supply Chain and Retail platforms. You will drive modern engineering practices, including AI-enabled development, data-driven operations, and engineering excellence, while partnering with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, high-impact technology solutions. Additionally, you will mentor engineering talent, guide technical strategy, and manage key vendor partnerships that support product and platform success.
Key Responsibilities:
30% Delivery & Execution:
Collaborates and pairs with product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases
Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical tooling and platforms
Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment
Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise
Fills in on product teams for engineers who are out of the office
10% Support & Enablement:
Fields questions from engineers, product teams, or support teams
Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
Provides application support for software running in production
Acts as a technical escalation point for the engineers on the team
50% People:
Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Software Engineers
Attracts, retains, and develops top talent to build a world class Software Engineering Team
Conducts annual and mid-year reviews by reviewing individual development plans and team feedback
Fosters collaboration with team members to drive consistency across product teams, and finds opportunities to expose engineers to career interests
Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
Guides team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution tasks within and across product teams
Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
10% Learning:
Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
Builds relationships with technology leaders at other companies to learn best practices and elegant solutions to common problems
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
Typically reports to the Software Engineer Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.
Travel Requirements:
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Mastery of an object oriented programming language (preferably Java)
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
7+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including experience leading engineering teams and large-scale technology initiatives
Proven experience leading high-performing engineering organizations delivering cloud-native, highly scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions
Strong expertise designing, developing, and operating Java-based applications, microservices, and REST APIs supporting high-volume, mission-critical systems
Experience leading engineering teams responsible for Order Processing, Commerce, Supply Chain, Store Systems, or Selling platforms
Demonstrated success driving AI-enabled software development practices, engineering automation, and engineering productivity initiatives
Experience implementing Machine Learning-enabled business capabilities within enterprise-scale applications
Strong understanding of Spec-Driven Development, modern software engineering methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Agile delivery frameworks
Expertise with cloud-native architectures, containerization technologies, and public cloud platforms
Advanced proficiency with relational databases, SQL, performance tuning, and data-driven engineering operations
Strong troubleshooting, system monitoring, observability, and incident management expertise
Proven ability to quickly understand complex business domains, distributed architectures, and enterprise technology ecosystems
Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing engineers and engineering leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Experience translating enterprise technology strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps and successful execution plans
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage team capacity, prioritize investments, and balance workloads across multiple initiatives
Experience partnering with Product Management and Architecture teams to define technical vision, solution strategy, and long-term platform evolution
Experience managing strategic vendor relationships and evaluating third-party technologies to support engineering and business objectives
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive alignment across technical and business teams
Minimum Education:
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
5
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
None
Certifications:
None
Competencies:
Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals
Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Apply End Date: 07/20/2026
$140,000.00 - $240,000.00
