[Remote] Lead Software Engineering Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. The Lead Software Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing multiple engineering teams, improving project processes, and aligning engineering priorities with business objectives while promoting quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities
• Lead and mentor multiple teams of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and operational excellence
• Help define and drive technical strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals while balancing scalability, performance, and resiliency
• Partner with product management and senior leadership to influence roadmap planning and strategic decision-making
• Establish project planning, tracking, and reporting frameworks and best-practices across teams
• Identify opportunities to improve scrum/agile practices
• Build relationships and improve workflows with teams such as Security, QA, Product, and stakeholders
• Establish and refine engineering best practices, ensuring teams deliver high-quality and sustainable product
• Contribute to process improvements cross release management, quality automation, and developer workflows
• Guide engineering managers, principal and senior engineers in leadership, execution, and cross-team collaboration
• Improve application lifecycle maintenance processes and contribute to a culture of proactiveness

Skills
• 8-12 years of experience in software engineering, with 3-5 years in a technical leadership role that includes previous people management
• Proven experience in leading multiple engineering teams and scaling software development organizations
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud computing (AWS or similar), and modern API development
• Up-to-date with current technologies to inform decision-making and technology adoption with focus on modern programming languages such as Node.js, React, Typescript, GoLang, Python 3, or others
• Expertise in optimizing engineering workflows, managing cross-team dependencies, and driving large-scale technical initiatives
• Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with strategic decision-making
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across product, engineering, and business teams
• Track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent in a fast-paced environment
• Proven record of shipping high-quality products that are maintainable, resilient, and performant

Benefits
• Ability to work remotely
• Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
• $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
• 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
• PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!

Company Overview
• Business Wire is a well-respected global news source for press releases, photos, multimedia, and regulatory filings. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway. It was founded in 1961, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.businesswire.com.

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