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Description Our client is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software/firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. You'll be the direct people manager for your team, responsible for their day-to-day performance, growth, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering trade-offs. What You'll Do • Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers, owning 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development. • Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments. • Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management, keeping timelines realistic and on track. • Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines. • Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself. • Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team. • Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively. • Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability. Requirements What We're Looking For • 3+ years of experience managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry. • Strong track record of meeting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly. • Comfortable reviewing technical work, including code reviews and architecture documents, even if not actively coding. • Excellent communication skills, including delivering constructive feedback and escalating risks early. • Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies. • Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred, but not required if the management track record is strong. Preferred Qualifications • Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams. • Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries. • Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations. Benefits • Health, dental, vision, life, and short-/long-term disability insurance. • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave. • Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement. • Retirement plan with employer contribution match. • Welcoming, family-style corporate culture suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals. • Recognized as one of San Antonio's "Best Places to Work” for nine consecutive years.

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Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers, owning 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development.
Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments.
Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management, keeping timelines realistic and on track.
Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines.
Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself.
Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team.
Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively.
Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability.
3+ years of experience managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry.
Strong track record of meeting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly.
Comfortable reviewing technical work, including code reviews and architecture documents, even if not actively coding.
Excellent communication skills, including delivering constructive feedback and escalating risks early.
Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred, but not required if the management track record is strong.
Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams.
Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries.
Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations.

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