Programmer Manager Jobs in Boston, MA (NOW HIRING)

Aquinas Consulting is currently looking to fill an Engineering Manager job in the Boston, MA area. In this Engineering Manager job, you will shape the strategic evolution of a direct-to-customer Digital Platform by guiding multiple engineering teams and Principal Engineers in the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native solutions. You will focus on engineering execution, technical leadership, and organizational enablement while partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Program Management, and Customer Experience teams.

Engineering Manager job responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership and technical guidance to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned with business goals
• Directly manage engineers, including Principal and Senior Engineers, overseeing capacity planning, career development, performance management, and coaching
• Lead, coach, and mentor multiple engineering teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Empower Tech Leads by reducing administrative overhead and supporting cross-team dependencies
• Partner with Product, Program, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable engineering plans
• Champion Agile best practices, remove blockers, and promote accountability and high performance
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity protocols, and regulatory requirements
• Oversee the software development lifecycle, emphasizing secure coding, test-driven development, and maintainability
• Promote adoption of modern frameworks, tools, and engineering best practices
• Communicate technical strategies and architectural decisions to leadership and stakeholders
• Identify and resolve system and team bottlenecks, driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain documentation for team processes and workflows
• Foster an inclusive and empowered engineering culture
• Collaborate with Architecture leadership on system design, observability, monitoring, and Developer Experience initiatives
• Establish and support 24×7 production support processes integrated with engineering and platform teams
• Partner with Scrum Masters to support Sprint ceremonies, retrospectives, velocity tracking, and delivery planning

Engineering Manager job qualifications:

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership or management role
• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and delivering enterprise-grade, cloud-native solutions
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing engineers and technical leaders
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and team dynamics
• Experience with modern programming languages (e.g., Golang, Java, C#) and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js) preferred
• Deep knowledge of AWS or similar cloud platforms, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and observability tools
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to align technical strategy with business objectives
• Experience in Property & Casualty Insurance preferred but not required
• Experience with platform engineering, security and compliance frameworks, and incident management in enterprise environments

If you are interested in this Engineering Manager job, please apply now to be connected with a member of our team.

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Aquinas Consulting is a woman and minority owned company headquartered in Milford, CT that provides Engineering, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing staffing solutions throughout the US. We take pride in 20 years of service to our clients, our hiring managers, our consultants, and our local community.  Aquinas is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and committed to considering all qualified applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. www.aquinasconsulting.com