Engineering Manager

Our client is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software/firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. You'll be the direct people manager for your team, responsible for their day-to-day performance, growth, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering trade-offs.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers, owning 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development.

• Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments.

• Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management, keeping timelines realistic and on track.

• Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines.

• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself.

• Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team.

• Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively.

• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry.

• Strong track record of meeting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly.

• Comfortable reviewing technical work, including code reviews and architecture documents, even if not actively coding.

• Excellent communication skills, including delivering constructive feedback and escalating risks early.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.

• Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred, but not required if the management track record is strong.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams.

• Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries.

• Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and short-/long-term disability insurance.

• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.

• Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement.

• Retirement plan with employer contribution match.

• Welcoming, family-style corporate culture suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals.

• Recognized as one of San Antonio's "Best Places to Work for nine consecutive years.