Manager, Engineering

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, coaching, and guidance to software engineers.
• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available applications using .NET, Angular, and MySQL.
• Stay updated on industry trends, standards, and technologies to guide technical strategy and innovation.

Team Management

• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team, setting clear goals and performance expectations.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Enable career growth through coaching, feedback, and skill development.
• Balance workloads to optimize team efficiency and ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

Operational Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using metric-driven insights and engineering best practices.
• Monitor and manage key operational metrics such as resource utilization, delivery timelines, and system performance.
• Improve system scalability, reliability, and resiliency through proactive architecture and process improvements.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Lead execution of large-scale projects using Agile methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product, QA, and business teams.
• Drive roadmap planning and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Make data-driven decisions balancing immediate deliverables and long-term strategic goals.

Budget & Resource Management

• Plan and manage engineering budgets and resource allocation.
• Ensure optimal utilization of engineering capacity while maintaining cost efficiency.

On-Call Responsibilities

• Participate in a rotational on-call schedule to ensure application reliability and business continuity.

Required Qualifications

• 12-15 years of software development experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• At least 5 years of hands-on relevant experience in software development using modern programming languages like Java, Python, or JavaScript, and working with cloud-based systems such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience designing, building and operating - secure, scalable and highly available web and mobile applications, large scale distributed systems using service-oriented architecture and message queue architecture - in the cloud
• Programming Languages: .NET or Java
• Frameworks: React / Angular
• Databases: MY SQL
• Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in designing and operating distributed systems using service-oriented or microservices architecture.
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Certifications in Agile, Cloud Technologies, or Project Management.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field

Why Join Us?

• Work on large-scale, high-impact systems
• Collaborate with global teams and senior leadership
• Opportunity to drive architecture and engineering excellence
• Strong focus on innovation, growth, and leadership development

Netsmart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. All employment decisions at Netsmart, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion and transfer, are based on performance, qualifications, abilities, education and experience. Netsmart does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Netsmart desires to provide a healthy and safe workplace and, as a government contractor, Netsmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal law. Pursuant to Netsmart policy, all post-offer candidates are required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, which is provided at Netsmart’s sole expense.