Senior Manager, Engineering

Summary

Join Juniper Square's growing engineering team as a Sr. Engineering Manager for the Accounting Software team. Build, lead, and develop multiple engineering teams to deliver a rapidly evolving platform. Collaborate with leadership to define and deliver team objectives, strategize, prioritize, and support teams throughout execution. Own the team's roadmap, balancing long-term technical vision with immediate business needs. Modernize the platform by integrating new technologies, including AI-powered tools. Coach and mentor engineers, fostering their growth. Partner with product and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions. Take ownership of monitoring, diagnosing, and resolving production issues. Champion and embed AI-native development practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams, preferably with experience managing other managers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and align them on product goals
• Proven ability to collaborate with product managers, other stakeholders, and engineers to build plans, set expectations, and successfully deliver on key initiatives
• Demonstrable product focus and a keen understanding of how technology can solve customer problems and drive business outcomes
• Highly self-driven, with a proactive approach to leadership, technical problem-solving, and initiative execution
• Experience working in agile development environments and familiarity with practices that promote rapid iteration and velocity
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and lead teams effectively in a fast-paced, innovative environment
• Deep understanding of service-oriented architecture, modern software development practices, and developing scalable, reliable systems
• Proven experience in software engineering with significant hands-on technical contributions, including experience in system design, architecture, and leading technical initiatives
• Enthusiasm for adopting and driving the use of AI-native development tools and methodologies (e.g., Cursor, Augment, Lovable.ai )

Responsibilities

• Be a leader across the engineering team, influencing and empowering others within the team(s) you support and the broader engineering team to do their best work
• Contribute to improving the broader engineering culture by laying the foundation with new or improved processes or practices across the engineering organization
• Take ownership over the team's architecture, actively participating in design reviews and driving the long-term technical vision
• Identify and promote software best practices to improve team effectiveness
• Partner with recruiting to build and grow the team
• Own the final hiring decision and be responsible for the team-level organizational design to accomplish team goals
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and technical recruiting teams to refine our hiring process and build high-caliber engineering teams
• Effectively define & manage the team(s) roadmap, actively identifying risks and creating clear mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery
• Manage multiple initiatives, supporting either a large team or multiple teams of engineers
• Coach and guide the development of the engineers on your team into engineering tech lead managers and engineering managers, fostering their technical and professional growth
• Partner effectively with product and cross-functional business stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver impactful solutions
• Handle most cross-team conflicts and decisions autonomously
• Guide the roadmap planning process and effectively communicate with stakeholders to identify and resolve dependencies
• Take ownership of monitoring, diagnosing, and resolving production issues within the team's services
• Establish and promote strong operational practices for the services your team(s) own
• Champion and embed AI-native development practices and tools (e.g., Cursor, Augment) to achieve significant productivity gains, fostering a "startup-mode" culture of rapid iteration, high velocity, and quality, including guiding the effective use of AI code generation

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Mental wellness programs
• Meal vouchers
• Industry-leading vacation package in addition to national holidays
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies
• Retirement saving plans
• Monthly internet reimbursement