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Senior Engineering Manager - U.S. Based

OpenSesame provides a comprehensive catalog of e-learning courses to help organizations build productive, admired workforces. We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and coach a distributed software engineering team, elevate Extreme Programming (XP) practices, and collaborate with product and leadership to improve delivery, quality, and developer experience.

Skills

  • Experience implementing and coaching Extreme Programming (XP) or mature Agile practices
  • Strong leadership of distributed, remote-first engineering teams
  • Ability to read and understand code and high-level system architecture
  • Stakeholder management, forecasting, and reporting experience
  • Hiring, performance management, and career development skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication across time zones
  • Experience improving developer experience and internal engineering quality

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a distributed team of engineers across the western hemisphere while collaborating with a co-manager in India
  • Introduce and improve Extreme Programming (XP) practices to increase team capability and quality
  • Build rapport with stakeholders, product, UX, and management peers to ensure alignment
  • Hire and onboard contractors and full-time engineers as needed
  • Work with product managers to collect estimates, track mission indicators, and make forecasts
  • Develop plans with the VP of Engineering to improve team capability and capacity
  • Remove organizational bottlenecks and enable the team to make independent, high-quality decisions
  • Provide coaching, mentoring, mediation, and career development support to team members
  • Participate in budgeting, reporting, and other governance requirements
  • Maintain a working understanding of the team’s code, architecture, and development environment

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Formal training or coursework in management, leadership, or Agile practices is a plus

Benefits

  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Employee stock options (ISOs)
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Remote-first work with mandatory in-person company meetings several times a year
  • Up to 15 days travel per year (up to 35 days for senior leadership)
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