about 13 hours ago

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Software Engineering Manager

PayScale

RomaniaRemote

Description

If you’re a results-driven leader with a passion for people management and technical excellence, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
What You’ll Do
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a cross-functional team of developers, Product Owners, and QA engineers to deliver high-quality software on time and within scope.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define product roadmaps, technical strategies, and delivery timelines.
  • Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring best practices in Agile methodologies, code quality, and testing.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
  • Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on goals.
  • Monitor team performance, provide constructive feedback, and support career development for team members.
  • Drive the adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
  • Identify and address risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks to ensure successful delivery.
  • Maintain high standards of security, scalability, and maintainability in all software products.
What We’re Looking For
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role in delivering B2B SaaS solutions.
  • Proven ability to manage and lead multidisciplinary teams, including developers, Product Owners, and QA professionals.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities, with a focus on achieving results.
  • Hands-on technical background in software development (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript, or similar technologies) and familiarity with modern frameworks and tools.
  • Proven experience delivering and maintaining high-performance SaaS applications in Azure, leveraging containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, with expertise in diverse datastores including SQL Server, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB.
Desirable Experience and Knowledge:
  • Experience with SaaS and multi-tenant application development.
  • Knowledge of QA automation frameworks and practices.
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture and event-driven design.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated or security-sensitive environment.
  • Certification in Agile methodologies is a plus.
Compensation  
For roles with compensation ranges:  
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the monthly base salary range for this position is 399,000 - 598,000 gross RON, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).  
  
About Payscale  
As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees, and businesses get pay right and to make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 65% of the Fortune 500, Payscale provides a combination of diverse and dynamic data sources, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Panasonic, Mars Global, eBay, American Airlines and PetSmart to make fair and appropriate pay decisions.  
Pay is powerful. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com.  
 
Location  
Payscale Romania has an employee centric hybrid model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person in our office for the moments that matter.  
 
In our hybrid model, employees can work from the location that works best for them when not in the office.  
 
When you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements: 
  • High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.  
  • Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc. 
When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather in larger groups for in-person events. Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.  
  
Benefits and Perks    
All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:  
  • Respect every individual, work as a team  
  • Be Customer first, customer centric  
  • Have a Bias towards action  
  • Commit to excellence (we give our best everyday)  
  • Make Data driven decisions  
An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:   
  • Monthly company All Hands meetings  
  • Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs  
  • Access to continued learning & development opportunities   
  • Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth  
  • A growing network of Employee Resource Groups  
  • Company sponsored volunteer hours  
  • And more!   
 
Our more standard benefits  
  • 15 paid Romania public holidays + 2 additional Payscale holidays (Global Mental Health Day & US Independence Day) 
  • 25 paid days of additional leave  
  • Supplemental medical covered by Payscale for employees 
  • Employees can add supplemental for family/spouse/dependents at their own expense 
  • Additional days of per RO Labor Code that are not included in holidays & additional leave days 
Equal Opportunity Employer:   
We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.  
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email [email protected] for support.