Sr Manager, Software Engineering

SIGNATURE SOLAR LLC•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Software Engineering will provide hands-on technical and architectural leadership spanning product, platform, and integration initiatives. This role requires a tactful, action-oriented leader who stays deeply involved in architecture and day-to-day engineering execution—driving delivery through Agile methodologies—while coaching and mentoring engineers and building a high-performing team aligned with EG4’s mission. The ideal candidate is a hands-on architect and engineer, proficient in Angular, React, Java, Python, and AWS cloud services, with strong full-stack application development experience and a proven track record of leading Agile teams. Experience with VPPs, solar market operations, third-party API integrations, and firmware collaboration for safety and UL compliance is strongly preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with at least 2–3 years leading or mentoring engineering teams.
Proven hands-on coding and architectural experience in: Front-end: Angular, React; Back-end: Java, Python; Cloud: AWS (deep, hands-on), CI/CD, container orchestration.
Experience with full-stack application development and deployment in production environments.
Knowledge of solar and energy storage systems, VPP frameworks, and utility program integration.
Experience with third-party API integrations.
Familiarity with solar compliance standards and applying them in product development.
Strong leadership and coaching skills, with a track record of developing engineering talent.
Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban) and managing 5–6 concurrent projects from planning through delivery.
Excellent communication and the ability to work tactfully across teams to align priorities and deliver results.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the solar and renewable energy sector.
Familiarity with firmware development and hardware/software integration.
Understanding of TPO business models and grid-interactive energy systems.
Experience implementing monitoring, observability, and edge device communication protocols.

Responsibilities

Design and execute the software engineering strategy in alignment with EG4’s product and business goals, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Manage 5–6 concurrent projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)—including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative releases—providing tactful leadership to remove roadblocks, gain cross-functional alignment, and ensure timely delivery.
Directly accountable to architect, design, and hands-on develop full-stack applications (Angular, React, Java, Python) supporting EG4’s monitoring platforms, EMS, and customer-facing solutions.
Lead and hands-on contribute to cloud architecture and development on AWS, implementing best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable, cost-efficient deployments.
Drive API development and third-party integrations, supporting VPP participation, utility interfaces, and TPO (Third-Party Ownership) models.
Collaborate with firmware engineering teams to align software development with device-level firmware logic, safety, and UL/IEEE compliance requirements.
Establish and maintain engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation standards.
Work closely with product management, hardware, and compliance teams to plan, build, and launch new products supporting EG4’s roadmap.
Guide the implementation of monitoring, analytics, and observability frameworks for deployed applications and services.
Stay informed on industry trends and compliance standards (UL1741, UL1973, Sunspec and IEEE 2030.5) and proactively align the software roadmap to evolving requirements.