SW Engineering Manager
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Country: United States
Category: Software Development
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm
Posted Date: June 10, 2026
Job ID: 648192
Job Description
Direct Hire/Perm
Location - 100% remote - EST hours
Candidates need to be located in one of these states AZ,CT,FL,GA,ID,IL,MA,ME,MI,MT,NC,OH,UT,WY
Comp - 150-170K base salary + bonus and benefits
Software Engineering Manager
This senior technical leadership role sits between an Engineering Manager and Director of Engineering. The successful candidate will provide technical direction, mentor engineers, drive platform reliability, and lead the delivery of strategic engineering initiatives.
The role combines operational excellence and production stability with new product and platform development. The Engineering Manager will lead a small team and work closely with a Technical Project Manager to support Agile delivery and execution.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams or serving in a technical leadership capacity.
- Strong Java development background with experience in modern application architectures.
- Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices-based environments.
- Strong experience supporting production applications and driving platform stability initiatives.
- Experience conducting code reviews and providing technical mentorship.
- Strong understanding of AWS cloud technologies and cloud-native application development.
- Experience working within Agile environments utilizing Jira, story points, sprint planning, and velocity tracking.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence decisions, manage expectations, and push back when necessary.
- Proven ability to lead engineering execution while remaining close to the technology.
- Experience leveraging AI tools for software development, testing, automation, or engineering productivity.
- Experience with front-end technologies such as Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Experience in startup, InsurTech, FinTech, or other high-growth technology environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation.
- Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident management solutions.
- Experience scaling engineering teams and processes within a rapidly growing organization.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
