Aspirion

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Sr Software Development Manager to serve as a key partner to the VP of Engineering and help lead the day-to-day execution of our AI engineering organization as it scales. This role is both strategic and hands-on, balancing people leadership and operational evolution with ongoing delivery across the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a trusted leader who can scale teams, drive accountability, and ensure consistent, secure, and reliable delivery of customer-facing SaaS products in a fast-growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Work closely with the VP of Engineering to craft strategy and translate into execution across multiple teams.
• Act as Lead, mentor, and develop engineers through goal setting, coaching, feedback, and career growth.
• Act as a trusted partner and escalation point, helping drive alignment, prioritization, and accountability across the organization.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Work across Application, Infrastructure, and AI/ML teams to ensure alignment on technical direction, standards, and delivery.
• Partner closely with Security, Compliance, and other business stakeholders to ensure systems meet reliability, security, and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a connector across teams and functions, reducing silos and ensuring consistent best practices and shared understanding.
• SDLC Ownership & Production Excellence
• Support and continuously improve the SDLC, integrating industry best practice (e.g. DORA framework) with team feedback and operational pain points or bottlenecks.
• Balance startup agility with growing process maturity, introducing structure where it adds value without slowing teams down.
• Partner with teams to improve delivery predictability, quality, security, and developer experience.
• Drive adoption of best practices related to planning, estimation, code quality, testing, and release readiness.
• Share ownership of production releases, ensuring readiness, coordination, and clear communication across teams.
• Co-own incident management, including escalation, resolution, post-incident reviews, and follow-through on corrective actions.
• Help establish and refine on-call, incident response, reliability, and operational excellence practices appropriate for a scaling SaaS platform.

Requirements

Desired Experience

• Proven experience (5+ years) leading software engineering teams in fast-paced, production-focused environments.
• Experience building and supporting fast-scaling, external-facing, cloud-hosted SaaS products and the teams that build them.
• Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, production operations, and incident management.
• Strong focus on security, reliability, and operational excellence as platforms scale.
• Demonstrated ability to introduce structure, documentation, and best practices without sacrificing speed or team autonomy.
• Experience partnering with security and compliance teams to support frameworks such as SOC 2, HITRUST, or similar.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels, with excellent judgment and communication skills.
• Willingness to remain hands-on when needed, including reviewing code and occasionally contributing directly.

Experience with some or many of the following technologies is strongly preferred:

• Languages: Python, JavaScript
• Data & Messaging: PostgreSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, or similar technologies
• Backend Frameworks: Django, Flask, FastAPI
• Frontend: Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Highcharts
• Automated Testing: Playwright, PyTest
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, GitOps, Datadog
• Cloud Platforms: AWS and/or Azure

We value leaders who may not have experience with every technology listed but bring strong fundamentals, sound judgment, and the ability to quickly learn and guide teams effectively