Technical Engineering Manager

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, focused on securing the digital world. As a Technical Engineering Manager at Valimail, you will lead a team while also contributing to hands-on development, driving architectural excellence, and fostering a collaborative team culture.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on Development: Spend 50% of your time in the codebase, delivering production-ready features and participating in the full development lifecycle within your scrum team
• Technical Stewardship: Drive architectural excellence and code quality by performing peer reviews and solving complex technical challenges alongside your team
• People Management: Own the end-to-end experience for your direct reports, including hiring, onboarding, and career development
• Performance Coaching: Lead regular 1:1s and performance reviews, providing mentorship and actionable feedback to help your engineers grow
• Strategic Collaboration: Collaborate regularly with the Senior Director and Principal Engineer to provide technical insights that shape the R&D roadmap and vision
• Roadmap Execution: Translate high-level product goals into actionable engineering milestones, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives
• Culture Advocacy: Foster a collaborative and creative team environment that encourages innovation, open brainstorming, and problem-solving

Requirements:

• Deep expertise in our tech stack and can 'lead from the trenches,' writing high-quality code while mentoring others on best practices and architectural standards
• Ability to see the big picture, connecting daily technical decisions to broader business goals while helping R&D translate high-level vision into actionable milestones
• Thrive in cross-functional environments and are committed to building strong partnerships across R&D leadership, Product, and your peers to reinforce a creative team culture
• Can inspire, motivate, and align engineers and stakeholders through clear, persuasive communication—whether you are conducting a 1:1, a performance review, or an R&D leadership sync
• Possess the organizational skills to manage the 'business' of leadership—such as hiring workflows and performance cycles—without losing momentum on your technical commitments
• Genuinely passionate about people development, balancing technical problem-solving with active listening and a commitment to the growth and well-being of your direct reports
• Comfortable navigating the ambiguity of a dual-track role, successfully managing shifting priorities and evolving organizational needs while keeping your team focused
• Comfortable leveraging metrics and analytics to inform technical decisions, optimize team performance, or measure impact
• Deep appreciation for (or experience with) refining Scrum processes, helping the team find the perfect balance between velocity and code quality
• A track record of experimenting with new tools, frameworks, or processes to drive creative solutions and improve engineering practices