Software Engineering Manager/Coach
8 months ago
Sacramento
Job Description We are seeking a dynamic leader to transform and elevate our software development landscape. As the Engineering Excellence Lead, you will be entrusted with streamlining development lifecycles, implementing scalable improvement methodologies, and nurturing high-performing engineering teams that consistently deliver with speed and precision. In this strategic role, you’ll be responsible for architecting change—focusing on operational maturity, team empowerment, and cutting-edge practices across Agile, Lean, and DevOps frameworks. Your mission is to eliminate inefficiencies, boost engineering output, and sustain a culture of adaptability and technical mastery. Key Impact Areas: • Drive strategic modernization of software delivery processes to maximize team throughput and delivery quality., • Embed Agile mindsets and DevOps automation into core engineering behaviors, facilitating rapid, reliable, and repeatable software releases., • Mentor and enable developers and tech leads to internalize best practices and become catalysts for sustained performance improvement., • Analyze delivery trends and team metrics to expose friction points, evaluate experiment outcomes, and prioritize process interventions., • Promote cross-functional learning and transparency through collaborative sessions, shared rituals, and knowledge platforms., • Align all improvement efforts with compliance benchmarks and evolving product quality expectations., • Author clear documentation capturing methodologies, experiments, outcomes, and retrospectives for long-term traceability and replication., • Encourage continual professional development within engineering squads, reinforcing technical curiosity and long-term capability growth. What You’ll Bring: • Strategic thinking paired with a sharp diagnostic lens to uncover hidden process debt., • Solid technical grasp of iterative development, deployment automation, and collaborative planning., • Adept at resolving barriers and unlocking potential through influence, empathy, and tactical execution., • Natural communicator capable of translating technical nuance into compelling narratives for stakeholders., • Proven ability to facilitate organizational change, even amid ambiguity or resistance., • Strong instincts for mentorship, team coaching, and growth enablement at scale., • Experience with performance monitoring, process instrumentation, and decision-making informed by quantitative insight., • Committed to personal and team development, with a forward-leaning mindset toward emerging trends and technologies. Technology Proficiency: • Programming UI: Proficient in C#, HTML, CSS, familiar with IDEs such as Visual Studio and JetBrains., • Automation DevOps: Hands-on experience with Git, Bash scripting, CircleCI or similar CI/CD systems., • Testing: Competent in test automation using tools like xUnit, Postman, and load testing frameworks., • Project Knowledge Management: Effective with Atlassian tools, specifically Jira and Confluence.