Manager of Software Engineering

AHEAD

8d•$180,000 - $220,000•Remote

About The Position

AHEAD is seeking an experienced, people-focused engineering leader to lead the team responsible for the Hatch and Unity platforms. Hatch is an advanced platform for IT lifecycle management, renewal, procurement, and logistics, providing enterprises with real-time visibility and control over their IT assets, orders, contracts, and inventory across thousands of sites. Unity, its sibling platform, streamlines AHEAD's own operations and service delivery. The role involves leading a progressive engineering team that embraces new technology and continuous learning, focusing on building real products and adopting new tools early. The core of the job is to keep the team curious, growing, and shipping effectively. The leader will be responsible for the team's health, growth, and performance, partnering with product and business stakeholders to deliver valuable customer features. This is not purely an administrative role; strong technical instincts are required to guide architectural decisions, remove blockers, and enable the team to perform at their best. Success will be measured by the team's success and the impact of their product deliveries, built using modern software development practices. The role also emphasizes leading in the age of AI, encouraging responsible use of AI tools as a force multiplier while maintaining high standards for review, testing, and ownership. The focus is on developing judgment, product sense, and verification skills in team members, rather than just raw output, and shaping the team's AI workflows and standards.

Requirements

5+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in a management or team-lead role.
Experience managing teams building web applications, ideally in Elixir/Phoenix or similar modern stacks.
A strong understanding of software development practices: testing, CI/CD, code review, and Agile methodologies.
Fluency with modern AI development tools, and a clear point of view on how they change the way teams build, hire, and measure impact.
A proven ability to hire, develop, and retain strong engineering talent. Increasingly, that means hiring for judgment, product sense, and verification skills, not raw output.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience managing delivery across multiple products or initiatives simultaneously.
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to make decisions with incomplete information.
A track record of building trust with both your team and cross-functional partners.
A genuine interest in the growth and well-being of the people you manage.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with REST and GraphQL APIs, database design, and cloud infrastructure is a plus.
Experience in B2B SaaS, supply chain, or IT asset management is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers building the Hatch and Unity platforms.
Partner with product management and business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable development plans.
Own delivery timelines and ensure the team ships high-quality software on schedule.
Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, and support career development for your team members.
Participate in hiring efforts: sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding new engineers.
Foster a healthy team culture built on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Guide technical discussions and help the team make sound architectural decisions.
Remove obstacles and shield the team from distractions so they can focus on building.
Establish and refine development processes and AI-assisted workflows, balancing agility with predictability.
Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, customer success, and other engineering teams.
Stay close enough to the codebase, and to how the team works with AI, to give meaningful input during code reviews and technical planning.
Champion fluent, responsible use of AI tools and agents, so the team delivers faster while staying firmly accountable for quality and security.
Hire and develop for judgment, product sense, and verification skills, not raw output.
Shape the team’s AI workflows, tooling, and standards, and keep improving them as the landscape shifts.