Manager, Software Engineering
About The Position
The Motus Technology team is seeking an experienced engineering leader to lead two teams supporting our core Vehicle product: a Feature Delivery team and an Operational Excellence (OpEx) team focused on production support and system reliability. You will play a key role in building and developing server-side applications, driving technical strategy, and championing engineer growth. To thrive in this role, you must excel in a creative, collaborative, and agile development environment. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has built high-performing, self-organizing engineering teams and delivered complex projects on time and on budget. You operate with a product focus and help define and prioritize technical initiatives while assuming PM tasks. You will also be responsible for standing up and maturing the OpEx team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent work experience preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in a management or technical leadership role.
- 5–9+ years of experience developing server-side applications (Java/Spring ecosystem preferred).
- Experience with Spring, Spring MVC, Hibernate, and JPA.
- Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), design patterns, and domain-driven design.
- Familiarity with modern web development: React, AJAX, HTML5/CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience leading and mentoring a fully remote or geographically distributed engineering team.
- Experience working in a Scrum environment with solid understanding of Agile methodologies.
- Ability to define and use metrics to monitor system reliability, team performance, and project health — and translate data into action.
- Comfortable working with an approach centered on the product, including defining and prioritizing the roadmap in the absence of a dedicated PM.
- Excellent English communication skills with close attention to detail in planning, documentation, and delivery.
- Ability to work independently and cross-functionally across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proven experience establishing and streamlining development practices to ensure software quality and operational excellence.
- Experience influencing the strategic direction of a team and aligning with business objectives.
- Shown ability to collaborate effectively with team members and leadership.
- Experience integrating AI-driven tools to enhance team productivity and quality.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineers while fostering a high-performing, self-organizing, and collaborative team environment where engineers take ownership and continuously improve how they work.
- Mature the OpEx team, establishing structure, practices, timely incident response, and a culture of continuous reliability improvement.
- Wear a technical product manager hat for engineering-driven initiatives — help define roadmaps, shape priorities, and ensure work is aligned with business value.
- Drive team planning, execution, and delivery across both teams; ensure operational rigor across delivery, quality, and documentation.
- Apply metrics to evaluate and respond to team, system, and project health — track indicators that drive informed decisions and surface issues early.
- Encourage and facilitate the team in using AI tools and automation to improve development workflows and efficiency.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate priorities, progress, risks, and team needs.
- Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews; occasionally contribute to backend development when bandwidth allows.
- Establish and refine engineering standards, best practices, and development processes.
- Recruit, onboard, and support the ongoing performance and professional development of the team.
- Help shape the evolution of Motus' engineering environment and technical direction.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Open Paid Time Off
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
- Motus-Fidelity 401K Plan
- Company-paid Short/Long-term Disability & Basic Life Insurance Plans
- Family Planning and Parenting Support Benefits through Maven
- Support your mental, physical, professional and financial well-being through coaching and clinical therapy with Modern Health
- $1000 Home Office Reimbursement Program
- $2000 Internal Referral Program
- WorkAnywhere Reimbursement of Internet and Cellular Costs
- 16 weeks maternity and adoption leave
- 12 weeks paternity leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
