Manager, Engineering

isolved•,

17d•Remote

About The Position

isolved is transforming its 7M+ line HCM platform into modern microservices and is seeking an Engineering Manager to support this initiative. The role leads and supports a team of senior and principal-level engineers, focusing on removing obstacles, maintaining delivery momentum, and fostering growth. It blends people leadership, program coordination, and hands-on contribution, working closely with domain teams and reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering. The manager leads a remote team of approximately 10 engineers, oversees team engagement and performance, and coordinates delivery across multiple teams. The role works with senior leadership on hiring and workforce planning, maintains alignment with engineering standards and best practices, and contributes technically as needed through reviews, guidance, tooling, documentation, or targeted implementation support. It also involves regular interaction with senior management or executives, establishing structures and processes, and overseeing costs, methods, staffing, schedules, and performance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, typically required for the role.
At least 5 years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in an engineering management role.
Experience managing senior and principal-level engineers, enabling high-performing teams through coaching and environment-setting rather than direct technical oversight.
Strong program coordination skills, including managing dependencies, balancing competing priorities, and driving multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Sufficient technical depth to understand team deliverables, participate in technical discussions, and contribute hands-on when needed.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for engineering teams and senior leadership.
Demonstrated success working autonomously in a remote, distributed environment.
Typically, 8 or more years of direct experience and 5 or more years of management experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with .NET/C#, Azure, or distributed systems.
Experience with SQL databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
Experience with event-driven architecture and tools such as Debezium, CDC, Kafka, or Azure Event Hubs.
Experience with Databricks (optional).
Background supporting modernization, migration, or system decomposition initiatives.
Experience in the Human Capital Management (HCM) domain.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and retain a high-performing remote team of approximately 10 principal and senior engineers.
Conduct regular one-on-ones, provide clear and actionable feedback, and support individual development and career progression.
Promote team engagement and performance by identifying and addressing burnout risks, team dynamics, and organizational health.
Partner with senior leadership on hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and team composition.
Maintain visibility into delivery across multiple teams, including dependencies, risks, blockers, and sequencing.
Coordinate across teams and escalate issues early to minimize program-level impact.
Ensure alignment with engineering standards and best practices, including architecture, AI development practices, Terraform infrastructure as code, and event governance.
Facilitate team rituals and operational excellence, ensuring teams have the tools, clarity, and support needed to succeed.
Contribute hands-on as needed through code reviews, technical guidance, tooling improvements, documentation, or targeted implementation support.
Stay connected to day-to-day engineering work to provide informed insights and enable effective decision-making with senior leadership.
Establish structures and processes that help the team achieve results, and oversee costs, methods, and staffing.
Establish and ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.