Engineering Manager

Swoop Search

Engineering Manager at Swoop Technologies leading engineers in building an innovative platform. Overseeing technical processes and team member development in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeMinneapolis-St. Paul • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KubernetesPythonRTOSRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide feedback on designs, product features, and technical specifications to help team members identify ways to improve quality. Coach IC’s to reach the right outcomes, so that consistent improvements are made
Develop engineers capable of managing large, ambiguous projects independently and successfully, with minimal oversight. They will still request help when necessary, but they will lead the process
Conduct regular 1:1’s and annual performance and development reviews; set 6-month individual goals and expectations for team members
Maintain high standards for engineering and product development, while not shying away from providing feedback to team members (both praise and improvements)
Communicate effectively changes at the team and organization level, in addition to successfully conveying the company vision and how it translates to our development roadmap
Maintain awareness and accountability of your teams domain, and effectively work with cross functional team members (Engineering, Business, PgM’s, etc.) through successful full cycle product and feature launches
Ensure technical design and engineering documentation remains current, as well as quarterly release notes
Ensure engineering deadlines are met. Be proactive in communicating to the appropriate stakeholders any changes to the timeline and why
Stay technical - Provide design and code reviews, and, when time permits, write some yourself. This could take the shape of enhanced test coverage, automation, or other areas where utilizing your technical expertise enhances design and engineering processes at Swoop

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of full-time embedded engineering and/or full-stack development
2+ years of prior management experience
Strong technical experience with multiple of the following: C, Rust, Python, Operating System/Kernel development, RTOS, Embedded Systems/Firmware design, Microkernel development, Bare Metal development, Backend development, Kubernetes
Strong collaboration, verbal, and written communication skills that have been used to translate company vision, technical roadmaps, technical documentation, interactions with stakeholders, and team goals and alignment
Track record of mentoring and leading high performing teams to successfully deliver on large scale projects
The desire to stay technical in order to leverage your expertise to solve problems
The characteristics of being a reliable self-starter, operating with speed and urgency, organized, efficient, and strong attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

Embedded EngineeringFull-Stack DevelopmentOperating System DevelopmentRTOSFirmware DesignMicrokernel DevelopmentBare Metal DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentKubernetesCode Reviews

Soft Skills

CollaborationVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationMentoringOrganizational Skills