[Hiring] Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Logging UI @New Relic

Role Description

As a Senior Manager for the Logging UI team, you will lead a talented group of engineers responsible for building the user interface that millions of developers rely on to understand their log data. This is a critical part of our observability platform, and your leadership will directly impact our customers' ability to troubleshoot issues, analyze trends, and gain deep insights from their systems.

You'll have the opportunity to guide the team's technical and product strategy, mentor and grow engineering talent, and foster a culture of innovation, quality, and high performance.

This is a key leadership role where you will act as the bridge between high-level business strategy and technical execution, ensuring your team's work delivers maximum value to our users and the business.

What you'll do

• Lead and Mentor: Manage and develop a team of software engineers, fostering their career growth through 1:1s, coaching, and performance management.
• Drive Execution: Oversee the team's software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of the product roadmap and managing the backlog of features and bug fixes.
• Partner on Product Strategy and Vision: Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and other engineering leaders to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Logging UI.
• Drive Technical Strategy and Innovation: Define and execute the long-term technical vision for the team, making key architectural decisions, and creating an environment that encourages innovation and experimentation.
• Champion Engineering Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, processes, and quality. Promote best practices in software engineering, participate in design reviews, and ensure the creation of scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Foster a Healthy Team Culture: Build and maintain a positive, inclusive, and high-performance team environment where engineers feel empowered and motivated.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a people management role leading software teams.
• Proven experience leading the development of complex, data-intensive web applications.
• Demonstrated experience in defining and driving the technical strategy for a product or team, especially when balancing and prioritizing incoming requests with limited capacity.
• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, etc.).
• A deep understanding of Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and modern DevOps practices.
• A passion for mentoring engineers and a track record of building successful, healthy teams.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience in the observability, monitoring, or logging space.
• Experience with spec-driven development and transforming teams to an AI-driven SDLC.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript, GraphQL).
• Experience with data visualization libraries.
• Experience working in a remote or distributed team environment.

Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
• Parental leave and planning.
• Mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan and match.
• Flex time-off.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Volunteer time-off.
• Other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees.