Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Standard Bots, a company revolutionizing real-world automation, as a Software Engineering Manager. Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, ensuring they deliver on business goals while building high-quality systems. Guide the team in building robust architectures, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and foster engineer growth. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years managing engineering teams, and a proven track record of leading teams to deliver high-quality software. Strong people management skills and experience with metrics-driven development are essential. Standard Bots offers a competitive salary, stock options, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years managing engineering teams
• Have a proven track record of leading teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software systems in a fast-paced environment
• Are skilled in system design and architecture, with experience guiding teams to balance short-term needs with long-term scalability
• Have strong people management skills, with experience mentoring engineers and fostering career growth
• Excel at cross-functional collaboration, aligning diverse teams to achieve shared goals
• Are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving execution in a high-stakes, outcome-driven environment
• Have experience with metrics-driven development, such as building dashboards or tracking KPIs like first-pass yield or bug resolution SLAs

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of software engineers to achieve business outcomes
• Ensure the team delivers on the team’s goals
• Guide the team to build robust architectures while avoiding premature over-investments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Hardware, Marketing, Design, Production) to align on priorities and unblock hurdles
• Foster engineer growth through coaching, feedback, and tailored development plans

Preferred Qualifications

Are familiar with robotics or hardware/software integration (preferred but not required)

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Options