Software Development Manager, Commerce

Slate Auto • Remote WA, WA

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About The Position

Slate is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the engineering team building its Commerce experiences. This role will help shape how customers discover, customize, purchase, and receive Slate products, including the systems supporting product discovery, vehicle and accessory configuration, cart and checkout, payments, order management, and fulfillment.

The manager will hire, develop, and retain engineers while setting engineering standards, guiding technical decisions, and driving execution. The role combines people leadership with strong technical involvement, including engagement in architecture and technical tradeoffs on complex or high-impact initiatives. The manager will partner closely with Product, Design, UX, Program Management, and engineering leaders to translate customer and business needs into technical direction and effective delivery.

The position calls for leading through ambiguity, simplifying complex problems, balancing speed with long-term technical excellence, and making thoughtful decisions with incomplete information. The manager will establish high standards for software quality, reliability, performance, and operational excellence, while ensuring technical decisions account for their business impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience building and delivering customer-facing software.
• 5+ years leading and developing software engineering teams.
• 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.
• Familiarity with marketplace or multi-vendor commerce models and the technical challenges they introduce.
• 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.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, design, architecture, development, and delivery of Slate’s Commerce software.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering team through clear direction, coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Lead Commerce technical strategy and decision-making, balancing customer experience, business priorities, engineering velocity, and long-term technical excellence.
• Simplify complex technical and business problems using innovation, creativity, and sound judgment.
• Collaborate with UX and Product teams to develop customer-first solutions.
• Drive alignment across engineering and business teams and provide leadership on difficult technical and organizational decisions.
• Promote awareness of the business impact of technical decisions and apply strong business judgment.
• Establish and maintain high standards for engineering quality, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Hire, develop, and retain engineers.

What This Job Offers

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