Manager, Software Engineering

Who We Are:
 
At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in expense intelligence, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. Our AI-powered platform helps organizations modernize financial operations, increase visibility, and optimize spend across the enterprise.

Summary/Objective 
Emburse Engineering Managers drive the execution, culture, and technical vision behind an engaging and interconnected set of enterprise solutions. As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing engineering team, fostering an environment grounded in technical excellence, accountability, and continuous growth. You will balance direct people management with strategic technical leadership - guiding architectural decisions, optimizing delivery workflows, and unblocking complex engineering challenges. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, relies on strong engineering leadership to build world-class products while coaching and developing the next generation of technical talent.
Essential Functions Technical 
4–6 years of distributed software development experience, with 1–3 years of direct line management or player-coach management experience 
Hands-on technical depth with ability to review code, triage alerts, and analyze software requirements 
Ability to review and influence design plans and architectural decisions 
Oversees 3rd-party API integrations, vendor workflows, and data verification partnerships core to our travel platform 
Manage goal priorities as set by senior management and delegate tasks to appropriate resources 
Develop, lead, coach, and assess the engineering team (5–6 direct reports across US and Canada) 
Grow a team culture that is collaborative and grounded in trust, open feedback, and accountability 
Provide technical guidance and coaching; break down barriers that interfere with tasks
Agile / Process 
Familiar with all policies, procedures, and technical concepts related to software programming, including but not limited to security, deployments, build and UAT processes, SDLC, SSDLC, PCI/DSS, and GDPR. 
Participates in design activities and system architecture reviews 
Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications 
Promotes and models modern developer workflows and AI tools to enhance team productivity
Work closely with a product partner and the team to refine options and drive strong tradeoff conversations
Impact 
Leads small technical teams in delivering highly scalable and reliable applications that meet business budgets and timelines 
Establishes attainable goals in order for the project to finish on time 
Provides guidance to team members to encourage work productivity 
Focused on one or more small projects or platforms at once 
Monitors, evaluates and ensures the completion of tasks and projects Improves engineering quality and efficiency (e.g. workflow, code review) 
Aligns product engineering team with the company’s vision 
Hires qualified candidates to strengthen company and team
Communication 
Represents the product development team across the organization 
Collaborate with cross-functional peers, vendor partners, and leaders to deliver projects