Manager Software Engineering

**Ready to build your future?** We're Groundworks, North America's leading foundation repair and water management specialist. We're more than a company - we're a team driven by purpose. As a **Top Workplace,** we're looking for top talent to fuel our **mission: to protect, repair, and improve our customers’ greatest asset – their home.** **But what makes us a great place to work?** Here, you'll find real career growth, comprehensive and affordable benefits, a culture that values hard work and innovation, and **company ownership equity.** Whether you’re starting your career or looking for your next big move, we offer hands-on training, advancement opportunities, and the chance to make a real impact every day. Join us and lay the foundation for your success. **Apply today!** Groundworks Technology Team is seeking an Manager, Software Engineering. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software engineers to deliver high-powered, cutting-edge web and native mobile applications. You will work collaboratively with Product Owners, vendors, and business stakeholder’s to architect and create enterprise-level web and native mobile applications that are both scalable and robust. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, have full-stack technical knowledge and the ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or relevant field of study preferred  **Leadership & Management** * 5+ years of experience leading high-performing software engineering teams in Agile environments. * Demonstrated success managing cross-functional engineering teams delivering customer-facing web, mobile, eCommerce, and enterprise applications. * Proven ability to build, coach, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering talent. * Strong experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives, balancing delivery commitments with technical excellence. * Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills. * Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Product, Architecture, UX, Operations, Security, and executive leadership. * Experience driving organizational change, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.   **Technical Leadership** * Strong software engineering background with experience across modern front-end, back-end, API, cloud-native, and mobile technologies. * Experience leading engineering teams supporting customer-facing digital platforms, eCommerce solutions, mobile applications, customer experience platforms, and Field Service Management (FSM) systems. * Working knowledge of modern front-end technologies including Angular, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS. * Understanding of modern back-end development, RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems. * Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and data integration patterns. * Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Slack, and modern DevOps toolchains. * Experience leading teams practicing CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing * Familiarity with secure software development practices, application security, and OWASP principles. * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. * Knowledge of application performance optimization, observability, monitoring, logging, and reliability engineering. * Understanding of AI-assisted software development, engineering productivity tools, and modern software delivery practices is a plus. **Key Responsibilities** **Engineering Leadership** * Lead, coach, and develop one or more software engineering teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality digital products and platforms. * Foster a high-performance engineering culture centered on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. * Establish clear goals, career development plans, and performance expectations for team members. * Recruit, hire, onboard, and retain top engineering talent. **Delivery Management** * Own engineering execution and delivery for strategic initiatives across web, mobile, customer experience, and enterprise platforms. * Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, UX, QA, and business stakeholders to translate product roadmaps into executable engineering plans. * Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery through Agile planning, sprint execution, backlog management, and release coordination. * Proactively identify delivery risks, remove impediments, and drive resolution of technical and organizational issues. **Technical Leadership** * Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while empowering engineering teams to make sound technical decisions. * Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including modular architecture, API-first design, cloud-native development, automated testing, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and observability. * Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards. * Lead technical design reviews and support modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve platform reliability. **Agile & Engineering Excellence** * Champion Agile software development methodologies and engineering best practices. * Coach teams on effective backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and iterative delivery. * Promote a culture of software craftsmanship, code quality, peer reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. * Drive engineering productivity through automation, metrics, and continuous process improvement. **Cross-Functional Collaboration** * Build strong partnerships across Product, UX, Data, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams. * Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize work based on customer value, business objectives, technical dependencies, and organizational priorities. * Communicate engineering progress, delivery risks, technical decisions, and roadmap updates to leadership and executive stakeholders. **Operational Excellence** * Ensure production systems meet expectations for availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational support. * Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement following production events. * Establish and monitor engineering KPIs including delivery predictability, quality, reliability, technical debt, deployment frequency, and team health. **People Leadership** * Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development discussions. * Mentor engineering managers, technical leads, and individual contributors. * Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and psychologically safe engineering culture. * Support succession planning and organizational growth through talent development and leadership coaching. **Working Conditions** * Full-time position based at Groundworks’ corporate office in Irving, Texas. * Collaborative, fast-paced work environment requiring adaptability and effective time management. * Occasional travel may be required for team meetings, training, or industry conferences. * This role has a base salary range between $155,000- $195,000. Salary is based on candidate experience. * Employee Ownership/Equity  **What We Provide** * Competitive Pay * Employee Company Ownership Opportunities * Industry Leading Training Programs * Leadership Development and Career Growth Tracks * Comprehensive and Affordable Benefits Package * Top Workplace with Award Winning Culture