Software Engineering Manager

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead development teams, define technical standards, and ensure the delivery of software products in Santiago. Key Highlights: 1. Leadership with impact on the design and delivery of technology solutions. 2. Multidisciplinary teams and technical autonomy for well-founded decisions. 3. A culture of continuous improvement and professional development in team management. About the Role We are currently looking for a **Software Engineering Manager** to join our team in Santiago. The selected candidate will be responsible for leading development teams, defining technical standards, strengthening engineering practices, and ensuring consistent delivery of software products and platforms. We seek a professional who combines technical expertise with people leadership and can collaborate closely with Product Management, architecture, infrastructure, QA, and other business areas. Why Join Us? **Impactful Leadership:** You will have direct influence on how our teams design, develop, and deliver technology solutions. **Multidisciplinary Teams:** You will work with developers, architects, QA engineers, DevOps professionals, Product Managers, and business specialists. **Technical Autonomy:** We value leaders capable of making well-founded decisions, setting priorities, and continuously improving engineering practices. **Culture of Continuous Improvement:** You will have the opportunity to drive automation, code quality, observability, and better development processes. **Professional Development:** This role offers exposure to architecture, team management, technology delivery, and enterprise platform evolution. Key Responsibilities **Engineering Leadership:** Lead one or more software development teams, establishing priorities, goals, and performance standards. **People Management:** Support engineers’ professional growth, conduct performance evaluations, and assist with career development plans. **Software Delivery:** Ensure teams deliver high-quality solutions within agreed timelines and commitments. **Technical Standards:** Promote sound development practices, code reviews, automated testing, documentation, and software design. **Architecture and Scalability:** Participate in key technical decisions related to architecture, integrations, performance, and scalability. **Planning:** Collaborate with Product Managers and other teams to estimate initiatives, define capabilities, and manage priorities. **Quality:** Drive practices that reduce defects, technical debt, and recurring production issues. **DevOps and Continuous Delivery:** Partner with infrastructure and platform teams to strengthen CI/CD processes, automation, and deployments. **Risk Management:** Identify dependencies, blockers, and technical risks that could affect project delivery. **Engineering Metrics:** Monitor metrics related to productivity, quality, stability, delivery times, and team performance. What We’re Looking For **Experience:** Ideally 7–10 years of software development experience, including at least 2–4 years leading engineering or development teams. **Education:** Degree in Computer Engineering, Civil Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field. **Technical Leadership:** Experience managing developers and coordinating medium- to high-complexity technology initiatives. **Software Development:** Solid knowledge of architecture, APIs, databases, system integration, and the software development lifecycle. **Agile Methodologies:** Experience working with Scrum, Kanban, or other agile frameworks. **Engineering Quality:** Familiarity with automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration, and sound development practices. **Stakeholder Management:** Ability to communicate technical decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences. **Organization:** Capability to handle multiple initiatives, priorities, and dependencies without compromising quality. Desired Qualifications * Experience with Java, .NET, Python, Node.js, or other modern backend technologies. * Knowledge of React, Angular, Vue, or other frontend frameworks. * Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. * Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems. * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. * Knowledge of CI/CD and deployment automation. * Experience with application observability, logging, and monitoring. * Familiarity with application security and DevSecOps practices. * Experience managing distributed or multidisciplinary teams. * Intermediate or advanced technical English. It is not necessary to meet all desired qualifications. If you have a strong background in software engineering and experience leading technical teams, we would like to learn more about your profile. What We Value We seek someone capable of balancing leadership, technical excellence, and delivery speed. We especially value individuals who can build autonomous teams, provide clear feedback, and foster an environment where engineers collaboratively solve complex problems. We also appreciate a pragmatic mindset: knowing when to deeply explore a technical solution and when to proceed with a sufficiently robust alternative that delivers business value. Application If you have experience leading software development teams and are seeking a new professional challenge in Santiago, we invite you to apply. Please attach your updated CV and include information about the teams you have led, technologies used, size or complexity of platforms developed, and improvements you have implemented in quality, delivery speed, or stability. Salary: $4\.300 \- $4\.500 per month Work Location: On-site employment