Core Engineering Senior Manager

Job Description:

Senior Engineering Manager

We’ve built a cloud-native, AI-first platform that powers managed services for global enterprises. The architecture and product vision are set - what we need now is a Senior Engineering Manager who can take that vision and run the engineering team week after week.

This role is hands-on and you’ll also be the person the Chief Architect trusts to keep the team moving in the right direction without constant oversight - catching drift early, raising the right flags, be in the trenches on incidents, and making good calls in the gaps. You’ll partner closely with our Technical Project Manager on project planning, and with the Chief Architect on technical direction, the Lead Engineers on technical matters, but the day-to-day execution and team health are yours to own.

If you’re a strong senior engineer who has grown into leading people, and you’re energized by being the dependable force that turns architectural intent into shipping software - this is your role.

What You’ll Own

Translate the Chief Architect’s vision into shipped code - you’re the person who makes sure what’s on the whiteboard is what’s actually running in production

Lead a team of 5–10 engineers day-to-day - 1:1s, growth plans, performance conversations, hiring, and making sure people are doing their best work

Stay hands-on - lead the hardest reviews, pair on tough debugging sessions, surface the right issues, make sound calls in the gaps, and don’t let things drift

Mentor engineers at all levels - grow juniors into mids, mids into seniors, and help your seniors think like tech leads

Partner with the Technical Project Manager on sprint planning, capacity, estimates, and delivery tracking - you bring the technical truth, they bring the delivery discipline

Own technical execution quality - code review standards, architectural pattern adherence, testing rigor, observability, and operational readiness

Make tactical technical decisions inside established architectural guardrails - library choices, implementation approaches, refactor timing - and know when to escalate

Drive platform reliability - uptime, performance, security posture, incident response, and post-mortems that actually change things

Build a culture of engineering craftsmanship - the kind where the team holds the bar even when no one’s watching

What Success Looks Like

Architectural intent and production reality stay in sync - patterns are followed, drift is caught early, and shortcuts are deliberate, not accidental

Engineers understand not just what to build, but why - they make sound local decisions because they’ve internalized the vision

Engineers on your team are visibly growing - taking on more, getting better at their craft, and stepping into leadership themselves

Production is boring in the good way - incidents are rare, well-handled when they happen, and lead to real improvements

Velocity is predictable and sustainable - the team isn’t crunching, but they’re not coasting either

Required Qualifications

8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years leading engineering teams in production environments

Strong track record executing on technical direction set by architects or senior technical leadership - comfortable making vision real, not always defining it

Deep working knowledge of microservices, cloud-native design patterns, and API-first development

Strong experience with Python, GraphQL, REST APIs, SQL, and modern development toolchains

Solid background in CI/CD, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), infrastructure as code, and DevSecOps practices

Shipped production systems on AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure - ideally multi-tenant SaaS

Comfortable running agile delivery - sprints, estimation, capacity planning, Jira or equivalent

Excellent code reviewer - you spot pattern violations, security issues, and quality gaps before they reach production

Strong written and verbal communication - you can give clear status to leadership and hard feedback to engineers

Detail-oriented - things don’t fall through the cracks on your watch

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Strong Preference For

Experience leading small-to-mid sized engineering teams (5–10) in fast-paced environments

Background building enterprise SaaS platforms or developer-facing products

Experience with Kubernetes, service mesh (Istio or similar), and federated GraphQL

Exposure to AI/ML platforms, agentic workflows, or LLM-based product features

Experience leading distributed or remote engineering teams

Strong familiarity with observability, monitoring, SRE practices, and incident response

History of growing engineers - people who’ve worked for you have moved up because of it

What You Bring

Hands-on by choice - you lead from inside the work, not from above it

Trusted operator instinct - you can be handed a vision and a team and reliably make the thing happen

Mentor by default - you genuinely enjoy growing engineers, and they’re better for having worked with you

Quality bar that doesn’t move when things get busy - you protect engineering craftsmanship under pressure

Bias for action inside guardrails - you make decisions quickly, respect architectural boundaries, and escalate the right things

Transparent communicator - you surface risks early, give honest reads on capacity, and don’t hide bad news

Partnership mindset - you work seamlessly with TPMs, architects, and product without ego

Sustainable pace - you push hard when it matters and protect the team when it doesn’t

Calm in incidents - you’re the person people want on the bridge when production is on fire

Why Join Us?

This is a chance to be the engineering leader who makes a real platform real - a modern, AI-first cloud platform that’s changing how enterprises consume managed services. The architectural vision is set and the product is in market; what we need now is the operator who can make sure execution matches ambition. You’ll work directly with a Chief Architect who needs a trusted partner on the ground while they get pulled into the next set of strategic problems, alongside a Technical Project Manager who owns delivery coordination so you can stay focused on engineering. If you’re ready to be the senior engineering leader a team and a platform can depend on - the one who turns vision into reality - we’d like to talk.

Compensation at DXC is influenced by an array of factors, including but not limited to the experience, job-related knowledge, skills, competencies, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this position is $151,700 - $281,800.

Full-time hires are eligible to participate in the DXC benefit program. DXC offers a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; employee wellness; life and disability insurance; a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.

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