Software Engineering Manager - Sioux Falls, SD or Sandy, UT

• Lead, coach, and develop software engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development activities
• Conduct one-on-one meetings, establish development plans, and support employee growth
• Support hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and performance management initiatives
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and constructive feedback
• Guide technical discussions and help engineers evaluate tradeoffs and solution options
• Provide architecture guidance related to application design, integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Support engineers in applying modern software engineering practices and technical decision-making frameworks
• Partner with Product, Scrum Masters, and IT leadership to improve team effectiveness and delivery outcomes
• Promote ownership, accountability, and proactive risk identification across the engineering team
• Contribute to engineering process improvements, technical standards, and organizational effectiveness
• Encourage responsible adoption of modern development tools and engineering practices
• Help ensure technology solutions align with ECG's business objectives and long-term strategy, * How technology strategy supports business growth within a fintech organization
• Advanced leadership and talent development techniques for software engineering teams
• Cross-functional collaboration with Product, IT leadership, and business stakeholders
• Engineering governance, architecture review, and technical decision-making processes
• How to balance engineering quality, business priorities, security, and operational stability
• Opportunities to influence engineering culture, standards, and organizational effectiveness, * Leadership Impact: Help shape the future of ECG's engineering organization and culture
• Team Development: Mentor and develop software engineers while strengthening engineering capabilities
• Technical Influence: Participate in architecture discussions and guide technical decision-making
• Executive Visibility: Partner closely with Product and IT leadership on strategic initiatives
• Growth Opportunity: Join a growing fintech organization where technology plays a critical role in business success
• Team Environment: Collaborative, fast-paced, and focused on continuous improvement, * In-office role based in either Sioux Falls, SD or Sandy, UT
• Professional office environment with a collaborative team atmosphere
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required based on business needs
• Direct leadership responsibility for software engineering team members

Do you have experience in Team development?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing people, improving engineering practices, and helping teams deliver high-quality software solutions.

You'll play a key role behind the scenes by strengthening engineering capabilities, supporting technical decision-making, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

If you're passionate about coaching engineers, influencing technical direction, and aligning technology solutions with business objectives, this is a strong opportunity., Strong candidates typically have experience in:

• Software engineering leadership and people development
• Coaching, mentoring, and performance management
• Technical decision-making and architecture discussions
• Agile software development environments
• Building and improving engineering teams, standards, and processes
• Balancing technical quality, business priorities, and risk management, * A strong coach and mentor
• Technically credible and respected by engineering teams
• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Accountable and results-oriented
• A strategic thinker who understands business priorities
• Calm under pressure and comfortable navigating change
• Highly communicative and approachable
• Passionate about continuous improvement and employee development, * Significant software engineering experience with the technical depth necessary to coach engineers and evaluate technical solutions
• Three or more years of experience managing, coaching, mentoring, or leading software engineering teams
• Experience conducting performance management and employee development activities
• Experience working in Agile software development environments
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance people development, engineering quality, business priorities, and risk management
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Organizational Leadership, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, * Experience in fintech, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Experience with cloud technologies, APIs, enterprise application architecture, and modern software engineering practices
• Experience supporting architecture reviews, technical standards, or engineering governance activities
• Experience with AWS, Docker, MySQL, MSSQL, .NET, Python, Symfony, ORM frameworks, or similar technologies
• Experience scaling engineering teams and improving engineering processes
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Expansion Capital Group 2.82.8 out of 5 stars 5801 South Corporate Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 $185,000 - $200,000 a year - Full-time, About Expansion Capital Group (ECG) ECG provides financing solutions that help small businesses access the capital they need to grow. Our team specializes in efficient, non-traditional lending, balancing speed with strong credit discipline and a commitment to doing things the right way.