Engineering Manager

At EverDriven, we believe in self-empowered teams that can take a product from concept to delivery, and Engineering Managers play a critical role in enabling those teams to thrive. Engineering Managers at EverDriven lead our development teams to deliver well-architected distributed systems, code, and delightful experiences to all our users - both internal and external.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Engineering Manager to lead a talented team of software engineers in the development and delivery of our cutting-edge SaaS products. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation, and ensuring the successful execution of our product roadmap.

Salary Range: $150,000- $195,000/year, based on experience + bonus potential 
Location - Greenwood Village, CO.  Hybrid role - 4 days in the office

Responsibilities: 

Leadership and Management:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of high-performing software engineers.
• Cultivate a positive and inclusive team environment that values diversity of thought and collaboration.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning, raising the education level of the team.
• Manage team and individual performance through regular 1:1s, coaching, feedback, development, and performance reviews.
• Lead hiring for the team, working with recruiters, shaping and conducting interviews and identifying top talent.
• Drive the Agile/Scrum process, facilitating sprint planning, daily standups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices, identifying opportunities to integrate tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and similar technologies into the SDLC to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and reduce toil.
• Ability to identify blockers and work with team to address.

Technical Execution:

• Maintain a sense of urgency and ensure the team is consistently shipping quality code (or other deliverables). Able to still jump in and contribute code and mentor others on coding practices.
• Collaborate with product management and stakeholders to define and prioritize product requirements.
• Drive the technical design and architecture of new features and enhancements.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and remove technical roadblocks.
• Promote and enforce engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, particularly within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
• Mentor developers through code reviews, empowering them through ownership of successively bigger projects, and assisting in technical design and planning.
• Foster delivery of high-quality code that is maintainable, scalable, and testable.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, including stakeholders, product managers, and engineers.
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships with other teams, such as product, design, and QA.
• Clearly and concisely communicate technical concepts and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Possess a deep understanding of the product and business goals, translating them into technology decisions.
• Prepare and help the team prepare technical designs, demonstrating a deep understanding of the project architecture.

Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of engineering experience building high-traffic websites and distributed applications.
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing local, nearshore and contractor-based software teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people, with strong interpersonal skills and maturity.
• Proven track record of driving technical execution and delivering successful projects.
• Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Have a passion for technology and a drive to think out of the box.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and deploying AI developer tooling (e.g., code generation, AI-assisted review, or intelligent test generation), with the ability to assess ROI, lead adoption, and coach engineers on effective and responsible AI use.
• Diverse experience with a broad range of technologies and services - some of our key technologies are Microsoft Azure, C#, Azure Cosmos, Postgres, Azure Service Bus, MS SQL Server/Azure SQL, React/HTML/CSS, Kubernetes & Docker.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API patterns.
• Solid knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms and Design Patterns.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across environments and juggle many large initiatives with tight timelines.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field preferred