Junior Manager of Software Engineering

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Job Summary:

Strider Technologies is a leading strategic intelligence company focused on delivering insights that empower organizations to navigate technological risks. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers, driving delivery excellence and fostering a culture of innovation and ownership while building scalable systems that support the company's mission.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 3–8 engineers, fostering collaboration and ownership.

• Define and drive your team’s roadmap in partnership with Product and Engineering leadership.

• Ensure high-quality delivery through best practices: code reviews, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and performance monitoring.

• Manage technical risks, reduce debt, and optimize for long-term scalability and maintainability.

• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.

• Hire top-tier engineers and help shape a culture of growth, feedback, and accountability.

• Serve as a technical escalation point and steward of engineering process and tools.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 2 years of experience as an engineering manager or tech lead; 5 years overall in software engineering.

• Solid software foundation with modern engineering practices in distributed systems, architecture, and scalability.

• Proficiency with JavaScript frameworks such as React.js, Node.js.

• Proficiency with Database engines such as SQL Server, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch.

• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), CI/CD, and engineering tooling.

• Strong leadership and people management skills — coaching, feedback, career development.

• Experience shaping process and delivering high-quality software in an agile environment.

• Excellent communication and collaboration across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Background in security, infrastructure, or large-scale engineering operations.

• Experience working with remote or distributed engineering teams.

• Familiarity with strategic intelligence, data-heavy platforms, or regulated industries.

Company:

Strider is a strategic intelligence firm that utilizes artificial intelligence to convert publicly available data into actionable insights. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.