Senior Software Development Manager, Commerce

Slate Auto • Remote WA, WA

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About The Position

Slate is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead the engineering organization building its Commerce experiences. The role will shape how customers discover, customize, purchase, and receive products from Slate, a direct-to-consumer electric vehicle brand.

The manager leads multiple teams building and evolving systems for product discovery, vehicle and accessory configuration, cart and checkout, payments, order management, and fulfillment. The role partners closely with Product, Design, and engineering leaders to translate customer and business needs into technical direction, organizational priorities, and effective execution.

This is a people-leadership position requiring strong technical depth. The manager hires, develops, and retains engineers and engineering leaders, sets engineering standards across teams, and delivers a multi-team roadmap. They also engage in architecture and technical trade-offs for complex, high-impact initiatives while developing teams that can deliver high-quality software independently. Success requires navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, making decisions with incomplete information, and balancing speed with long-term technical excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience building and delivering customer-facing software.
• 7+ years leading and developing software engineering teams, including experience leading multiple teams or managing managers.
• Strong technical leadership experience, including architecture, complex technical trade-offs, and driving engineering decisions across teams.
• Experience designing and operating reliable, scalable distributed systems, including web services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development practices.
• Experience with modern ecommerce architectures and integrations across product catalog, cart/checkout, payments, order management, and fulfillment systems.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, simplify complex problems, and deliver high-quality solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Experience partnering closely with Product, UX, and Program Management teams to deliver customer-driven software products.
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring, developing leaders, and managing performance.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with marketplace or multi-vendor commerce models and the technical challenges they introduce.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, design, architecture, development, and delivery of Slate Commerce software across multiple teams.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization by hiring and growing engineers, managers, and technical leaders, and providing direction, coaching, and career development.
• Set technical strategy and drive Commerce decision-making, balancing customer experience, business priorities, engineering velocity, and long-term technical excellence.
• Simplify complex technical and business problems through innovation, creativity, and sound judgment.
• Collaborate with UX and Product leaders to build and invent customer-first solutions.
• Drive alignment across engineering and business teams and advise on difficult technical and organizational decisions.
• Promote awareness of the business impact of technical decisions and apply sound business judgment.
• Establish and maintain high standards for engineering quality, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Plan and manage organizational priorities, resourcing, and delivery across multiple teams and roadmaps.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior