Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Role: Engineering Manager
Client Location: Minneapolis, MN
Hybrid work - 3 days per week

*Healthcare Domain experience is a must
Job Description:
An Engineering Manager to lead sprint execution, drive software delivery quality, and manage a team of software engineers across healthcare technology initiatives. This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical depth with people management and delivery accountability.

Primary Responsibilities:
Sprint Execution & Delivery
Lead sprint execution with the scrum team; participate in daily scrum calls
Ensure the team meets sprint goals (committed deliverables) and quality standards (defect reduction)
Serve as the first point of escalation for delivery and quality challenges during sprint execution
Team & Resource Management
Own resource planning, forecasting, and onboarding of new team members (software setup, technical KT)
Drive team building, development, and continuous improvement
Technical Leadership
Sizing and estimation for new initiatives, projects, and backlog features
Collaborate with technical architecture teams on design for new projects and features
Partner with Product Owners/Product Managers to understand product vision, objectives, and metrics
Create and maintain effective software delivery frameworks that ensure quality
Establish and enforce code review processes, adherence to coding standards
Establish automated quality control processes (CI/CD pipelines including standards checks, automated functional, security, and performance testing)
Ensure technical design and code are maintainable, reusable, scalable, and performant

Required Skills:
8+ years of experience in software engineering
Proven experience in software delivery management
Experience managing a team of software engineers
Strong technical background in Java, Spring Boot, React JS, or comparable modern tech stacks
Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies
Hands-on experience establishing CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices

Desired Skills:
Healthcare payer/provider domain experience
Experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS)
Familiarity with AI/ML integration in software delivery

Flexible work from home options available.