Software Engineering Manager

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager Location: Remote (Philippines) Work Hours: Night Shift (10:00 PM – 7:00 AM PHT, with overlap with U.S. teams) Reports to: VP Engineering / Director of Engineering / CTO Company: Career TEAM About Career Team At Career Team, we are building software that improves access to opportunity, workforce development, and support systems at scale. Through Career Edge, we help connect people with tools and services that can change lives. The Opportunity We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team building and supporting Career Edge. This role is ideal for a strong technical leader who enjoys people management, shipping product, and improving team execution. This is not a company-wide executive leadership role. Instead, it is focused on: Owning delivery for a defined product or platform area Managing engineers directly Improving engineering quality and velocity Partnering closely with Product, Design, QA, and U.S.-based stakeholders What You’ll Do Team Leadership & Delivery Lead cross-functional engineering teams Own sprint planning, execution, delivery quality, and risk management Partner with Product and Design to turn roadmap priorities into executable plans Remove blockers and improve team operating rhythm across a distributed environment Drive visibility, predictability, and accountability for committed work Technical Guidance Provide technical leadership across modern web stacks including Next.js, Nest.js, Node.js, MongoDB, PHP/MySQL, and cloud infrastructure Review designs, architecture proposals, and critical code paths Support scalable, secure, and maintainable system design within your team’s domain Improve engineering practices around CI/CD, code review, observability, testing, and incident response Help teams adopt practical AI and automation tools where they improve productivity and quality People Management Manage, coach, and develop software engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and growth plans Support performance management, hiring, onboarding, and retention Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, code quality, and continuous learning Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with U.S.-based stakeholders during overlap hours Partner with Product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to keep delivery aligned with company goals Communicate tradeoffs, risks, and delivery status clearly to technical and non-technical partners What We’re Looking For Experience 6–10+ years in software engineering 2–4+ years leading teams as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or equivalent Experience delivering production software in a SaaS, web platform, or product-led environment Experience working with distributed or remote teams Technical Background Strong full-stack engineering background, ideally in JavaScript / TypeScript ecosystems Experience with Node.js, React / Next.js, Nest.js, APIs, MongoDB, MySQL, and cloud platforms such as AWS Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern software delivery workflows Strong understanding of maintainable architecture, delivery tradeoffs, and engineering quality Leadership Traits Strong communicator and coach Comfortable balancing speed, quality, and business priorities Able to go deep technically without becoming a bottleneck Calm under ambiguity and effective in a fast-moving environment Why Join Build technology that impacts real lives Work with a mission-driven global team Stay close to product and code while growing as a leader Help shape how Career Team scales its engineering organization Compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role. About Career Team: Founded in 1996, Career Team is socially conscious organization that seeks to close the nation’s opportunity divide through government-funded workforce development programs designed to help individuals get the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to obtain quality employment. In addition to administering these programs, Career Team develops and leverages cutting-edge software tools to ignite transformative change within the workforce development industry. Career Team is revolutionizing the operational landscape for workforce development professionals through its Career Edge platform, which includes state-of-the-art job training tools and advanced case management systems. For more information see www.careeredge.com and www.careerteam.com . Career Team’s outstanding record has resulted in numerous honors, including: Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest growing privately held companies Recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award for innovation Featured by 60 Minutes, CNN, Money Magazine, Inc. Magazine and the British Broadcasting Network as an innovative, government funded solutions program Invited to the White House after being cited by the National Welfa