Senior Manager Software Engineering
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Remote, US
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- Experience leading customer-facing digital experiences across multiple surfaces or channels, ideally bringing together web, portal, and transactional flows into a unified customer journey.
- Strong full-stack product engineering background with a track record of leveraging existing backend APIs, defining clean frontend-to-platform contracts, and building reusable frameworks or components
- Insurance domain experience is a plus; at minimum, deep experience building high-quality quote, purchase, service, or other customer-facing applications in complex, data-driven environments.
- Proven ability to drive engineering best practices, operational excellence, and strong organizational discipline across teams, including establishing scalable delivery processes, raising quality stand
- Experience in building software for P&C Insurance Business.
Full description
Overview
Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026!
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager Software Engineering will build and manage highly motivated, high-performing software engineering teams to support various business and technology areas. Key responsibilities include hiring, mentoring, and motivating staff, driving budgeting, and planning, and collaborating with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize the roadmap, and deliver high-quality applications. The role involves designing robust, modular, and scalable systems, leading teams hands-on to implement new features, and ensuring systems are secure, compliant, and up to date. The manager will identify opportunities for system and process improvements, leverage CI/CD and process optimization, and stay current with industry trends. Additionally, they will assist in developing the technical vision, strategy, and innovation for Mercury’s application systems, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence.
Geo-Salary Information
An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process
State specific pay scales for this role are as follows:
$128,136 to $252,194 (NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)
$116,487 to $229,267 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)
$104,839 to $206,340 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)
In CA: Typical hiring range is $171,148.50 to $237,706.25
The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
- Build and manage highly motivated, high-performing software engineering team(s) by hiring strong talent, mentoring, and motivating the staff to support a few related business/technology areas, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence.
- Drive budgeting and planning for their area of responsibility.
- Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize the roadmap, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items for their areas of responsibility.
- Review and translate product requirements for their areas of responsibility into robust designs to ensure high-quality applications that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.
- Lead the team(s) hands-on to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering a high-quality solution for their areas of responsibility.