Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers tasked with deploying updates across cloud services.

• Take ownership of team processes to enhance operational efficiency.

• Optimize hiring practices and eliminate organizational barriers.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define and uphold a roadmap that balances technical excellence with business objectives.

• Advocate for automation to transition manual processes into scalable solutions, thereby minimizing operational risks.

• Guide the team in incident response and root-cause analysis.

• Cultivate a culture of inclusivity and ongoing development.

• Assist in maintaining a team that attracts and retains top-tier talent.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with over 8 years of relevant experience in software or systems engineering, or a Master’s degree with more than 6 years of applicable experience.

• At least 2 years of previous experience managing software engineers and/or site reliability engineers.

• Practical experience in Golang development within Kubernetes environments.

• Proficiency in using kubectl and Docker containers.

• Hands-on experience in building and scaling secure cloud and container services on a leading cloud provider.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering software systems that meet established security, performance, and disaster recovery standards.

• Preferred: hands-on experience working in a CI/CD environment.

• Preferred: familiarity with AI-integrated engineering tools.

• Preferred: experience in establishing telemetry, monitoring, and alerting protocols.

• Preferred: experience in full-cycle recruiting and assembling high-performing engineering teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility and continued employment.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• Paid employee birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid personal wellness days.

• 16 days of paid vacation for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward annually.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.

• Remote work arrangement.