Engineering Manager

Position Title: Engineering Manager

Duration: 8 Months

Location: Minnesota (Onsite 4 Days/Week)

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead sprint execution, drive software delivery excellence, and manage a team of software engineers supporting enterprise technology initiatives. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and delivery accountability, making it ideal for a hands-on engineering leader with a strong software development background.

• Lead sprint execution and actively participate in daily Scrum ceremonies.

• Ensure successful delivery of sprint commitments while maintaining high-quality standards.

• Act as the primary escalation point for delivery risks, blockers, and quality concerns.

• Drive continuous improvement in team performance and delivery outcomes.

• Manage resource planning, forecasting, and team capacity.

• Lead onboarding efforts, including technical knowledge transfer and environment setup.

• Foster team development, collaboration, and a culture of continuous learning.

• Support performance management and career growth of engineering team members.

• Provide effort sizing and estimation for new initiatives, projects, and backlog items.

• Collaborate with architecture teams on solution design and technical strategy.

• Partner closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to align engineering efforts with business objectives.

• Establish and maintain software delivery frameworks that promote quality, scalability, and reliability.

• Drive code review processes and adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

• Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, security checks, and performance validation.

• Ensure software solutions are maintainable, reusable, scalable, and performant.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.

• Proven experience leading software delivery and engineering teams.

• Experience managing and mentoring software engineers.

• Strong technical expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React.js, or similar modern technology stacks.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices.

• Experience within the healthcare payer or provider domain.

• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and platforms such as Azure or AWS.

• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled software solutions and integrations.

• Candidates must be local to Minnesota and able to work onsite four days per week.