Software Engineering Manager

Menlo Park, South Africa Posted on 05/05/2026

We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to lead and grow high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams building scalable, reliable, and modern software solutions.

This is a leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of people management, technical excellence, and delivery ownership, and who is passionate about building engineering cultures that deliver impact at scale.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading engineering teams across full stack, backend, frontend, QA, and DevOps disciplines. You will drive delivery excellence using Agile (Scrum & Kanban) within a structured SDLC environment, while ensuring strong engineering standards, automation, and continuous improvement.

You'll partner closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment between technology delivery and business outcomes.

• Lead, coach, and grow high-performing engineering teams
• Build a strong, collaborative, and psychologically safe engineering culture
• Drive hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development
• Remove blockers and enable teams to perform at their best

• Run and improve Scrum ceremonies (planning, standups, retros, reviews)
• Manage Kanban flow, WIP limits, and continuous delivery improvements
• Improve sprint predictability, velocity, and delivery outcomes

• Provide architectural direction and technical oversight
• Lead design reviews and critical engineering decisions
• Champion scalable architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems
• Drive engineering best practices, automation, and technical debt reduction

• Own roadmap delivery, release planning, and execution timelines
• Manage dependencies across teams and stakeholders
• Proactively manage risks and ensure production stability
• Support incident response and operational excellence

• Promote automated testing, CI/CD, and DevOps maturity
• Improve system reliability, observability, and deployment frequency
• Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and test coverage
• Continuously enhance engineering efficiency and tooling

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of software engineering management experience
• Strong experience with Agile (Scrum and/or Kanban)
• Deep understanding of SDLC best practices
• Hands-on exposure to CI/CD and DevOps environments
• Strong knowledge of modern architectures (Microservices, REST, Event-driven systems)

• Agile certifications (CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe)
• Experience leading distributed or remote teams
• Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering (e.g., AI-driven coding tools, automated testing, intelligent monitoring, or GenAI for SDLC acceleration)

• Strong strategic and systems thinking
• Deep technical credibility
• Excellent leadership and coaching ability

This is a chance to step into a high-impact leadership role where you will shape engineering culture, drive delivery excellence, and influence technical direction across multiple teams. You'll be empowered to build, optimise, and scale engineering capability in a modern, fast-moving environment.