Manager – Software Engineering

Alliance Laundry System•Ripon, WI

About The Position

The Manager - Software Engineering will lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality software solutions across our digital product ecosystem—including applications that integrate with and run on edge gateway devices. This role blends people management, technical leadership, and delivery ownership, with primary focus on team development, sprint execution, and engineering excellence over hands-on code contribution.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years of engineering leadership experience (team lead, tech lead, or people manager)
Experience with edge gateway/IoT gateway devices, including TCP socket communication and offline-tolerant architectures
Strong background with C#/.NET
Deep understanding of modern software architecture, REST APIs, and integration patterns
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
Demonstrated prior experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, GitHub Copilot) in engineering work
Ability to coach and mentor engineers on effective AI-augmented development workflows
Competency evaluating AI-generated code quality during reviews
Experience designing team processes that incorporate AI tooling effectively
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field. Equivalent experience considered

Nice To Haves

Distributed systems experience
Trunk-based development as the primary branching strategy
Familiarity with DevSecOps and the DevSecOps Maturity Model
Experience with AWS IoT product suite
Experience in with Next.js and React.js
Experience with device management/orchestration platforms preferred

Responsibilities

complex technical challenges
Own sprint planning, delivery execution, and predictable delivery outcomes in partnership with Product and Architecture
Define and enforce engineering best practices across coding standards, documentation, scalability, performance, and maintainability
Own quality strategy across the development lifecycle—defining testing standards (unit, integration, end-to-end), coverage expectations, and CI/CD quality gates
Own delivery of applications that run on edge gateway/IoT gateway devices, interfacing with firmware over TCP sockets and local WiFi
Collaborate with product managers, architects, firmware teams, and other stakeholder groups to align on priorities and milestones
Drive modernization efforts around .NET, React.js, and legacy workloads
Promote DevSecOps concepts, CI/CD automation, and secure-by-design engineering practices
Conduct technical interviews and evaluate candidate technical skills
Maintain strong communication channels across technical and non-technical teams
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement