Software Engineering Manager

Filevine is a Legal AI company delivering Legal Operating Intelligence for the future of legal work. As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead a team of talented engineers responsible for building and maintaining core products, ensuring high-quality delivery while fostering an environment for engineers to thrive.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of software engineers (typically 6–12 direct reports)
• Conduct regular 1:1s, career development conversations, and performance reviews
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent
• Set clear goals, expectations, and success metrics for individuals and the team
• Run structured performance reviews with fairness, consistency, and clarity
• Provide timely, constructive feedback and coaching to help engineers grow
• Recognize and reward high performers while addressing underperformance with empathy and rigor
• Create and maintain career growth paths that align with Filevine’s engineering competency framework
• Use data and observation to make decisions on promotions, compensation, and role changes
• Drive execution of projects from planning through delivery, ensuring quality, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with Product Management and Design to refine requirements and work with tech leads to translate them into technical plans
• Set priorities and remove blockers for your team
• Maintain a deep understanding of the technical stack to guide resource planning
• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, including testing, code review, and CI/CD
• Champion engineering excellence, scalability, and security across the codebase
• Partner with Product, Design, QA, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment and efficient workflows
• Communicate team progress, risks, and needs to leadership and stakeholders
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and psychological safety
• Continuously improve engineering processes, agile practices, and team rituals

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a formal leadership/management role
• Proven experience managing engineering teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong technical background in modern web application development (experience with C#, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, AngularJS, Svelte, SQL Server, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc.)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in scaling teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering complex projects
• Comfortable using performance data to guide decisions about promotions, compensation, and career growth
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and modern software development practices
• Experience running structured performance reviews and providing actionable feedback
• Skilled at identifying and addressing performance issues early, with empathy and fairness
• Ability to recognize and reward high performance, while supporting underperformers with development plans
• Experience working in SaaS or legaltech platforms
• Background in scaling distributed systems or enterprise-grade software
• Prior experience managing managers or leading multiple squads
• Familiarity with performance management frameworks (e.g., OKRs, Objectives & Key Results, or competency matrices)