Senior Engineering Manager

Allego•Waltham, MA

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Manager of Engineering, you will lead one or more high-impact feature teams responsible for building, scaling, and operating Allego’s flagship B2B SaaS platform. You’ll balance people leadership, delivery excellence, and technical stewardship, while partnering closely with Product, UX, and Architecture to turn strategy into reliable, customer-facing outcomes. You’ll join a collaborative, flexible environment where engineering leaders are empowered to shape how teams work, grow, and deliver. Your leadership will directly influence product quality, team health, and Allego’s ability to innovate at scale. You will be integral to Allego’s success by: Leading and developing engineering teams, Driving execution and delivery, Partnering cross-functionally, Strengthening platform reliability and scale, Leveraging AI to amplify impact, Shaping culture and process.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in an engineering management role, leading teams of engineers
5+ years of hands-on experience working within agile development environments
Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines
Proven experience delivering and operating scalable, resilient SaaS applications
Practical experience with cloud-native architectures and modern technologies (e.g., AWS, microservices, Java, React)
Experience using AI tools or techniques to improve engineering productivity or development workflows
Experience leading or collaborating with geographically distributed teams

Nice To Haves

Experience managing senior engineers
Background in B2B SaaS or multi-tenant platforms at scale
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and grow a cross-platform team of web, cloud, iOS, and Android engineers
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and psychological safety
Support career development through coaching, feedback, and clear growth paths
Own planning, execution, and delivery for a defined product or platform area
Ensure teams consistently deliver high-quality, scalable solutions on predictable timelines
Balance new feature development with operational excellence and technical sustainability
Work closely with Product Management and UX to scope initiatives, align priorities, and translate requirements into actionable plans
Collaborate with architects and engineering peers to evolve Allego’s high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS platform
Champion engineering best practices across cloud-native architecture, security, observability, and performance
Guide teams in building resilient, maintainable systems using technologies such as AWS, microservices, Java, and React
Apply modern AI tools and practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed
Encourage thoughtful experimentation with AI-driven capabilities that enhance both the product and the development process
Collaborate with engineering leadership to continuously improve agile processes, tooling, and team effectiveness
Contribute to hiring strategy, onboarding, and long-term organizational health for the Allego engineering function