Engineering Manager

OEC delivers a suite of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions to professionals in the automotive parts and repair industry. Our cloud-based platforms simplify the way industry participants buy and sell parts, conduct repair research and planning, optimize estimates, and manage the parts supply chain. We partner with many of the world’s largest manufacturers, dealers, suppliers, repair shops, and service providers—empowering them with a connected digital ecosystem and seamless workflow automation.

Job Summary We are seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead one or more cross-functional product engineering teams focused on building scalable SaaS solutions. This remote-eligible leadership role is responsible for ensuring strong team execution, fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration, and delivering high-quality software to our customers. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and technical leads to ensure clear prioritization, sound technical decisions, and timely delivery.

You will help develop the team’s engineering skills, uphold technical quality standards, and promote a “you build it, you own it” mindset—where teams are accountable for the systems they build, from design through production support.

If you are a strong people leader with hands-on software development experience, a focus on outcomes, and a passion for growing high-performing teams, we’d love to talk to you.

What You'll Do Lead and grow a team of full stack engineers delivering features for OEC’s SaaS products using Kotlin/Java/.NET, GraphQL, Angular/React, and AWS

Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical ownership

Drive delivery across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment between engineering and product goals

Collaborate with product managers to refine backlogs, clarify requirements, and prioritize work

Provide regular coaching, mentoring, and career development for team members

Support hiring and onboarding to scale the team effectively

Ensure systems are secure, performant, testable, and observable

Participate in architecture and technical reviews, with a focus on sound, scalable decisions Tech Stack Backend: .NET/C#, Kotlin or Java, API design, microservices, distributed systems, and service integration patterns

Frontend: Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern component-based UI development

Cloud and AWS: Amazon SQS, SNS, S3, EventBridge, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM, and cloud-native service design

Data stores: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, and NoSQL data stores where appropriate

Messaging and streaming: Kafka, event-driven architecture, asynchronous processing, pub/sub messaging, and resilient integration patterns

Platform and delivery: CI/CD, observability, automated testing, containers, Kubernetes or similar platform technologies, and secure software delivery practices What You'll Bring Required Qualifications 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams in an agile environment

6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, ideally with NET/C#, Kotlin or Java and modern JavaScript frameworks

Strong understanding of full stack SaaS architecture, CI/CD, and cloud-native development

Proven track record of delivering software in collaboration with cross-functional partners

Experience managing distributed teams or remote-first engineering environments

Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills Preferred Qualifications Experience working in AWS or other public cloud environments

Familiarity with observability practices and tools such as Datadog, Application Insights, or similar platforms

Background in microservices, event-driven systems, or domain-driven design

Prior experience building or scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms

Understanding of secure software development and compliance best practices