Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Motion Recruitment
  • Minneapolis, MN
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    An established software company serving the financial services industry is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple product engineering teams in Minneapolis, MN. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity (3 days onsite) focused on modern SaaS platform development, distributed systems, .NET microservices, and AI-enabled engineering practices.
    This position offers the opportunity to influence a large-scale platform transformation while leading teams responsible for customer communications, workflow automation, and content management solutions. The organization is investing heavily in modern architecture, AI-driven software development, and long-term product innovation. The ideal candidate enjoys building high-performing teams, coaching engineers, contributing to technical strategy, and remaining engaged in architecture and design discussions.
    Required Skills & Experience
    • Experience managing multiple software engineering teams
    • Leadership experience overseeing 10+ software engineers
    • Strong .NET / C# development background
    • Experience with distributed systems and microservices
    • SaaS platform development experience
    • Strong software architecture knowledge
    • Proven Agile delivery leadership
    • Sprint planning and capacity planning experience
    • Technical design and architecture participation
    • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
    • Hands-on technical leadership experience
    • Experience coaching and developing engineers
    • Experience driving execution and accountability
    Desired Skills & Experience
    • Kafka experience
    • Event-driven architecture experience
    • PHP experience
    • Monolith modernization experience
    • Vue.js exposure
    • Offshore team leadership experience
    • AI development tool experience
    • Agentic workflow experience
    • Engineering transformation experience
    • Financial services software experience
    • Regulated industry experience
    What You Will Be Doing
    • Lead approximately 12-15 engineers across three product teams
    • Drive delivery, planning, execution, and organizational health
    • Partner with senior technical leaders on architecture decisions
    • Help guide a large-scale modernization initiative
    • Coach engineers and emerging leaders
    • Support hiring and talent development activities
    • Promote responsible AI adoption across engineering
    • Collaborate with product and executive leadership
    • Influence technology strategy and platform evolution
    Tech Breakdown
    • 40% .NET / C# Microservices
    • 25% Distributed Systems & Architecture
    • 15% AI Development Tools & Engineering Productivity
    • 10% Event-Driven Systems / Kafka
    • 10% Front-End & Platform Technologies
    Daily Responsibilities
    • 40% Engineering Leadership & Team Development
    • 30% Technical Strategy, Architecture & Design Reviews
    • 20% Delivery Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • 10% Hands-On Technical Engagement
    The Offer
    • Competitive base salary
    • Leadership bonus eligibility
    • Long-term growth opportunities
    • High visibility within the engineering organization
    Benefits
    • Medical, Dental, Vision
    • Paid Vacation and Holidays
    • Retirement Benefits
    • Life and Disability Coverage
    • Employee Assistance Programs
    • Potential Equity Participation (where applicable)
    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMinneapolis, MN

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Capacity Managementunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Content Managementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Delivery Managementunmatched
    • Distributed Computingunmatched
    • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
    • Engineering Managementunmatched
    • Financial Servicesunmatched
    • Financial Services Softwareunmatched
    • High Tech Industryunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Microservicesunmatched
    • Microsoft .NETunmatched
    • Microsoft C# (C Sharp)unmatched
    • Offshoringunmatched
    • PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor)unmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Programming Toolsunmatched
    • Software Architectureunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Sprint Planningunmatched
    • System Architectureunmatched
    • Talent Managementunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Strategyunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
    • Vue.jsunmatched

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