Software Engineering Manager

Emburse Engineering Managers drive the execution, culture, and technical vision behind an engaging and interconnected set of enterprise solutions. As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing engineering team, fostering an environment grounded in technical excellence, accountability, and continuous growth
You will balance direct people management with strategic technical leadership - guiding architectural decisions, optimizing delivery workflows, and unblocking complex engineering challenges
Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, relies on strong engineering leadership to build world-class products while coaching and developing the next generation of technical talent
Oversees 3rd-party API integrations, vendor workflows, and data verification partnerships core to our travel platform
Manage goal priorities as set by senior management and delegate tasks to appropriate resources
Develop, lead, coach, and assess the engineering team (5–6 direct reports across US and Canada)
Grow a team culture that is collaborative and grounded in trust, open feedback, and accountability
Provide technical guidance and coaching;
break down barriers that interfere with tasks
Participates in design activities and system architecture reviews
Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications
Promotes and models modern developer workflows and AI tools to enhance team productivity
Work closely with a product partner and the team to refine options and drive strong tradeoff conversations
Leads small technical teams in delivering highly scalable and reliable applications that meet business budgets and timelines
Establishes attainable goals in order for the project to finish on time
Provides guidance to team members to encourage work productivity
Focused on one or more small projects or platforms at once
Monitors, evaluates and ensures the completion of tasks and projects Improves engineering quality and efficiency (e.G. workflow, code review)
Aligns product engineering team with the company’s vision
Hires qualified candidates to strengthen company and team
Represents the product development team across the organization
Collaborate with cross-functional peers, vendor partners, and leaders to deliver projects
Benefits
Flexible spending accounts
Generous paid time off for every employee and flexible work schedules
Paid leave for new parents
Volunteering opportunities
Health savings accounts (HSA)
Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
Generous match to pre- or post-tax retirement savings accounts
Financial planning services
Program in partnership with eCornell to grow their knowledge and their careers
Delicious supply of snacks and beverages
Quarterly outings and Friday get-togethers to build a strong community at work
Ability to review and influence design plans and architectural decisionsHands-on technical depth with ability to review code, triage alerts, and analyze software requirements4–6 years of distributed software development experience, with 1–3 years of direct line management or player-coach management experienceFamiliar with all policies, procedures, and technical concepts related to software programming, including but not limited to security, deployments, build and UAT processes, SDLC, SSDLC, PCI/DSS, and GDPRRequired: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experienceExperience designing and building REST/JSON services;
experience working with3rd party APIs, vendor integrations, Azure APIs, Docker or other containers, large-scale or distributed web applications, Test Driven Development and functional testingPrior experience working in the corporate travel, booking, or expense domainExperience working in Windows and Linux environments, .NET, Azure or AWS, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, GitMinimum of 1–3 years of direct line management experienceGood understanding of agile application development lifecycle. (Note: Candidates with a strong engineering background will be considered if accompanied by direct Travel domain expertise)Experience with data processing or data engineering, integration with AI and ML services, APIs, harness tools, or modelsExperience working in a Scrum and DevOps environmentMinimum of 4 years’ professional experience in C# developmentAbility to solve business problems through creative and forward-looking solutionsUnderstanding of secure application programming practices or vulnerabilitiesAbility to write clear, concise documentationFamiliarity with full stack development and proven history of application developmentStrong understanding and practical experience with common design patterns
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