Software Engineering Manager
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead and grow our software and firmware team while remaining actively involved in technical design, development and problem-solving. This is a player-coach role suited for a strong engineering leader who can mentor a team, drive execution, and roll up their sleeves to contribute directly to coding, architecture and debugging when needed.
The ideal candidate combines strong leadership with deep technical expertise across embedded firmware and software development and thrives in a fast-paced product development environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of software and firmware engineers, providing both technical and people leadership.
- Remain hands-on in architecture, coding, design reviews, debugging and solving complex technical challenges.
- Contribute directly to firmware and software development for new and existing products when required.
- Drive technical direction, engineering best practices, code quality and development processes.
- Partner closely with hardware, QA, manufacturing and product teams to deliver robust products on schedule.
- Support system integration, root cause analysis and issue resolution across the product lifecycle.
- Manage project priorities, resource planning and execution while balancing team leadership with technical contribution.
- Foster a high-performance engineering culture built on collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software/firmware development, including leadership experience.
- Strong hands-on programming experience in C/C++ and embedded systems development.
- Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, device drivers, debugging and system-level development.
- Proven ability to lead teams while remaining technically engaged in development work.
- Strong experience in architecture, code reviews and solving complex technical problems.
- Experience in electronics, networking, IoT or embedded product development preferred.
- Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
Ideal Candidate
- Leads by example and is willing to roll up their sleeves when needed.
- Comfortable switching between strategic leadership and hands-on engineering work.
- Passionate about mentoring others while maintaining technical depth.
- Brings both execution discipline and technical credibility.
