Internal Application Engineering Manager

CompuNet, Inc.•Meridian, ID

About The Position

CompuNet is seeking an Internal Application Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for building, supporting, and evolving internal applications and related platforms. This role centers on managing personnel, overseeing project delivery, and guiding engineering execution to ensure work is completed efficiently, consistently, and to the highest standards of quality. The Internal Application Engineering Manager is accountable for developing engineering talent, establishing effective engineering practices, and overseeing the execution of solutions from implementation through deployment and ongoing support. This includes ownership of quality, development pipelines, platform operations, and delivery outcomes across a range of applications, services, and platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of experience in software or application engineering roles
2+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams, including direct people management
Experience delivering and supporting production applications or services
Experience with modern development practices including code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
Experience working in cross-functional technology environments
Experience working across multiple frameworks, platforms, or development ecosystems
Experience improving development workflows, including testing practices, deployment processes, and release management
Experience with cloud platforms or integrating applications with cloud service, particularly Microsoft Azure
Experience working across a mix of application development, platform capabilities, and integrated systems
Experience mentoring and developing early-career engineers or mixed-skill teams
Leadership and mentorship with the ability to develop engineers and build a high-performing team
Strong technical judgment and ability to guide engineering decisions and practices
Delivery ownership with a focus on execution, quality, and outcomes
Systems thinking with an understanding of application, platform, and infrastructure interactions
Process improvement mindset with the ability to refine development workflows and pipelines
Adaptability across frameworks, tools, and evolving technologies
Collaboration across architecture, operations, and business stakeholders
Clear communication of expectations, priorities, and technical direction

Responsibilities

Directly manage a team of engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development
Provide hands-on coaching and mentorship to develop technical skills, problem-solving ability, and overall effectiveness
Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement across the team
Own delivery of application, integration, and platform-related solutions across a range of technologies
Ensure consistent and predictable delivery through effective planning, prioritization, and execution
Own overall product quality, maintainability, and consistency across applications and services
Establish and reinforce practices such as work reviews, development standards, and automated testing
Guide engineers in implementing modular, maintainable, and well-structured solutions appropriate to the problem space
Remain engaged in technical decision-making to support effective implementation and delivery
Own the development lifecycle from inception through release, including CI/CD pipelines and release processes
Establish reliable workflows for validation, automated testing, and deployment across environments
Ensure deployments to test and production environments are repeatable, low-risk, and well understood by the team
Improve delivery workflows to reduce manual effort and increase confidence in releases
Expand team capability across frameworks, platforms, and cloud-based solutions aligned to business needs
Introduce new technologies incrementally through practical application within active development efforts
Encourage thoughtful evaluation of tools and approaches, selecting appropriate solutions based on requirements and constraints
Ensure applications and services are built with appropriate logging, metrics, and visibility into system behavior
Promote practices that improve system reliability, performance, and diagnosability
Partner with architecture and operations teams to align development, integration, and runtime practices
Help define and reinforce clear ownership boundaries across application engineering, platform, and operations teams