Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

Who We Are:

At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future – you’ll build it. As a leader in expense intelligence, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. Our AI-powered platform helps organizations modernize financial operations, increase visibility, and optimize spend across the enterprise.

Summary/Objective

Emburse Engineering Managers drive the execution, culture, and technical vision behind an engaging and interconnected set of enterprise solutions. As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing engineering team, fostering an environment grounded in technical excellence, accountability, and continuous growth. You will balance direct people management with strategic technical leadership - guiding architectural decisions, optimizing delivery workflows, and unblocking complex engineering challenges. Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, relies on strong engineering leadership to build world-class products while coaching and developing the next generation of technical talent.

Essential Functions Technical

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4–6 years of distributed software development experience, with 1–3 years of direct line management or player-coach management experience

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Hands-on technical depth with ability to review code, triage alerts, and analyze software requirements

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Ability to review and influence design plans and architectural decisions

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Oversees 3rd-party API integrations, vendor workflows, and data verification partnerships core to our travel platform

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Manage goal priorities as set by senior management and delegate tasks to appropriate resources

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Develop, lead, coach, and assess the engineering team (5–6 direct reports across US and Canada)

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Grow a team culture that is collaborative and grounded in trust, open feedback, and accountability

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Provide technical guidance and coaching; break down barriers that interfere with tasks

Agile / Process

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Familiar with all policies, procedures, and technical concepts related to software programming, including but not limited to security, deployments, build and UAT processes, SDLC, SSDLC, PCI/DSS, and GDPR.

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Participates in design activities and system architecture reviews

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Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications

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Promotes and models modern developer workflows and AI tools to enhance team productivity

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Work closely with a product partner and the team to refine options and drive strong tradeoff conversations

Impact

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Leads small technical teams in delivering highly scalable and reliable applications that meet business budgets and timelines