Software Development Manager

Hello, we're Augeo – we are a global leader in enterprise-level engagement and loyalty platform technology, delivering compelling experiences and fostering meaningful connections for employees, consumers, members and channel partners across many industries and verticals. We serve hundreds of clients, including 70 Fortune 500 companies, representing millions of end users. We are thought leaders and disruptors who think differently and creatively, built by entrepreneurs, operators and innovators.

At Augeo, we're passionate about providing an inclusive workplace that values diversity and our sustainability initiatives. Everyone is welcome - our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic whole selves to work. Be you, reach your full potential.

We work hard, we play hard and, most importantly, we care to our core about our teams and each other. We over-communicate around everything...especially while we navigate our new hybrid world.

Summary

An Augeo Software Development Manager is responsible for ensuring technical and operational excellence at a platform level. In this role, you will oversee architectural decisions, manage sprint planning, and provide mentorship while ensuring alignment with business objectives. You will be the overall team and technology leader for one of our B2B SaaS platforms, ensuring team cohesion, velocity, and overall quality. As such, you’ll have an opportunity to make your mark when it comes to how your team is structured, what processes and technologies your team will use, and generally be the glue that holds your teams together. In sum, this role puts you at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and leadership, where your decisions shape not just code, but careers - perfect for those who dream big, lead with both heart and mind, and find joy in watching their team members grow into technical powerhouses.

At Augeo you will be trusted to draw upon your experiences to help align an entire software engineering function with the operational and strategic goals of the division. This position requires strong communication skills to interface with stakeholders across the organization, alongside the ability to foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence. The successful candidate will focus on optimizing team productivity, maintaining code quality standards, and developing talent to meet evolving business needs. The ideal candidate has a growth mindset and is open to being a continual learner who can understand business and technological needs.

Location:

Twin Cities Area, MN or Remote

Who You Are

Innovator: Bring ideas to the table, work hard, tell your story, and build new tech

Collaborator: Contribute to the team and help accomplish amazing things

Curious: Keep learning, keep implementing, and iterate

High-level Job Requirements

• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams through hands-on technical leadership
• Drive architectural decisions across our modern tech stack
• Monitor reliability and performance of all internal systems to suggest improvements.
• Ensure compliance with our SOC2 Type 2 program and other security regulations.
• Own delivery of mission-critical features from conception to production
• Coach and mentor engineers in their technical and career growth
• Partner with Product to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Champion DevOps culture and continuous improvement
• Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources.
• Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Contribute to process improvement efforts at Augeo.
• Embrace Augeo's CORE values - Collaborative, Objective, Responsive and Earnest in all areas.

Competencies

• Proven track record leading engineering teams, ideally 4 years
• Deep technical expertise in modern web technologies including React 19 and Node.js
• Strong experience with both MongoDB and PostgreSQL at scale
• Practical knowledge implementing GitOps workflows and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and distributed systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing skills.
• Forward thinking on ways to improve product related challenges with an eye toward delivering value to the end user.
• Organized, with the ability to work independently toward project driven deadlines, in person or remote.
• Experience prioritizing initiatives based on internal and client business needs.

Desired Technical Skills

• Modern JavaScript/TypeScript development, especially in the React and Node.js ecosystem
• Database design and optimization (MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
• GitOps practices and tools (Flux, ArgoCD)
• Cloud platforms (AWS as a priority)
• Infrastructure as Code
• Observability and monitoring
• API design and microservices
• Good understanding of agile methodologies
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong verbal and written skills.

Education and Experience

• Four-year college degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Senior-level experience within a technology team, including previous managerial and director-level experience.
• Microsoft Office proficiency required.
• Experience working in an Agile-based environment.
• Experience in a SOC 2 Type II certified environment.
• Experience working with JIRA and Confluence.
• Understanding of and discipline to follow rigorous IT data and systems policies.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments and achieve objectives and deadlines.

Benefits of joining our team

• We offer Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with additional perks through third party vendors offering more virtual and in person care at your fingertips
• We offer paid Long-Term disability and Life Insurance
• HSA/FSA plans
• We offer voluntary benefits such as critical, hospital, pet coverage and much more
• Employee benefit education, campaigns and wellness opportunities
• 401k retirement matching and financial planning resources
• Education reimbursement
• EAP resources
• 13 paid holidays and PTO time
• Rewards and incentives for birthdays, work anniversaries, professional and personal milestones and company involvement
• Employee referral bonuses
• Employee group opportunities
• Fun, casual and flexible working environment that embraces the hybrid workstyle
• Career growth opportunities
• Summer internship program