Software Engineering Manager

About Panoptyc

At Panoptyc, we're on a mission to revolutionize loss prevention. Using visual AI and manual reviewers, we help retailers detect theft in over 15,000 markets across the United States. From Fortune 500 giants to local businesses, our impact is far-reaching. As a fully remote, rapidly growing team, we're excited to invite top talent worldwide to join us in reshaping the future of retail security.

About the Role

We're seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead our development team in the Philippines. In this role, you will provide technical leadership while guiding your team through agile development processes, improving code quality, and enhancing our CI/CD practices. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Spend 50% of your time writing code, building scalable features and reviewing Pull Requests (PRs) to ensure code quality

• Spend 50% of your time coaching, mentoring, and managing Scrum practices

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on mentorship to a growing team of software engineers

• Lead and optimize Scrum practices including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and reviews

• Champion continuous improvement in code quality, test coverage, and deployment practices

• Actively contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions for our core platform

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and stakeholders to deliver high-impact features

• Foster an engineering culture that values innovation, quality, and continuous learning

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on software development with .NET/C# technologies

• Strong foundational knowledge of DevOps best practices on AWS, Heroku or similar

• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience with demonstrable team growth results

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Deep understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and engineering best practices

• Proven success leading Agile/Scrum development teams to deliver complex projects

• Track record of improving code quality, test coverage, and deployment reliability

• Outstanding communication skills across distributed teams and time zones

Why Join Panoptyc?

• Competitive compensation package

• Clear path for professional advancement in a rapidly growing technology company

• Remote-first culture that values work-life balance and flexibility

• Regular opportunities for skills development and technical certifications

• Work with cutting-edge AI technology solving meaningful real-world problems

• Be part of building a global engineering center of excellence

Interview steps

• 1st Interview: Initial screening to ensure technical and cultural alignment

• 2nd Interview: Live code challenge and technical interview. We'll ask you to share your screen and work through solving expressions and code-level questions together

• 3rd Interview: Culture and behavioral fit to ensure you can bring the right energy to the team. You’ll chat with the Hiring Manager and for this one

How To Apply

Ready to lead a high-impact engineering team and revolutionize retail security? Apply here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Panoptyc/3a3021b8-ae60-4869-81f1-aa058c8b8c61

Let's protect retail together! 🚀