Contract Software Engineering Manager Jobs in Portland, OR

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The role, at a glance:
Biamp is seeking a proactive Software Engineering Manager to lead a team building
cloud services, mobile apps, and desktop applications that power our global AV
ecosystem. Reporting to the Director of Software, this role focuses on guiding,
mentoring, and developing engineers to deliver technical excellence and accelerate
shipping. The ideal candidate champions modern, AI-assisted development practices-
including agentic coding tools such as Claude Code-and supports engineers in solving
complex problems across distributed systems, mobile platforms, and desktop clients.

How you'll contribute:

• Team Leadership and Development:

  • Mentor and develop cloud, mobile, and desktop engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement

  • Build team capability in modern application stacks and AI-assisted/agentic development workflows (e.g., Claude Code) so the team ships high-quality software faster

  • Empower engineers to identify pragmatic technical solutions that balance velocity, reliability, and user experience

• Technical Support and Guidance:

  • Partner with global engineering, product, and design teams to align local efforts with platform roadmaps across cloud, mobile, and desktop

  • Serve as a technical sounding board on architecture and trade-offs spanning distributed cloud systems, iOS/Android, and Windows/macOS clients

• Performance Management:

  • Conduct regular performance assessments, providing constructive feedback and setting clear expectations and goals for team members

  • Facilitate career development discussions and create individualized plans to advance team member growth and proficiency

• Process Alignment and Improvement:

  • Ensure adherence to Biamp's software development lifecycle-CI/CD, code review, security, and quality standards-across cloud, mobile, and desktop codebases

  • Identify opportunities to streamline delivery through tooling, automation, and agentic AI assistants that boost developer productivity

• Collaboration and Communication:

  • Foster strong relationships with peer managers and global product, design, and engineering partners to enable effective collaboration and knowledge sharing

  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing updates on team contributions and highlighting areas of success and improvement

• Additional Responsibilities:

  • Participate in strategic initiatives as required by management

  • Perform other duties as assigned by your Manager

A successful candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 2 years leading software engineering teams that build cloud services, mobile apps, and/or desktop applications

• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of mentoring and developing engineering talent

• Hands-on familiarity with modern cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), mobile (iOS/Android), and/or desktop (Windows/macOS) application development

• Experience adopting AI-assisted and agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code) with a clear point of view on integrating them responsibly into team workflows

• Ability to work collaboratively across global teams and navigate cross-cultural communication effectively

What we offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision

• 3 weeks annual PTO and 9 paid holidays

• 401(k) + matching

• Employer-paid base life insurance, short, and long-term disability

• Health savings accounts (with Biamp contribution) and flexible spending accounts

• Tuition reimbursement

• Charitable donation matching

• Discretionary profit-sharing

• Referral bonuses

Who is Biamp?

We make the world's most extraordinary audio and video solutions. For over 50 years, Biamp has created and innovated professional audiovisual solutions that enable great communication. From the smallest of rooms to the largest of venues, we empower true human connection in every space.

As we grow to meet our customers' needs and evolve to address the challenges of tomorrow, one guiding principle remains the same:

Biamp connects people through extraordinary audiovisual experiences

About our company:

At Biamp, we believe the employment relationship should be reciprocal. We want you to love your job, and we want your expertise and knowledge to help drive our business forward. We champion a supportive and dynamic environment filled with passionate people who choose continuous improvement over perfection. We insist on clear, explicit decision making, believe in taking calculated risks, and celebrate tough decisions even when they don't succeed. We look for people who desire the best from themselves and encourage the same from their coworkers. Our commitment to one another and to the common goal is the most consistent reliable path to recurring success for all of us