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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Manager - **Company:** Vidoori inc - **Location:** Hyattsville, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Collaborative Software, Computer Literacy, Continuous Integration, Decision Support Systems, Issue Tracking Systems, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Strategies of Testing, Datadog, Google Cloud, Technical Debt, Git, Information Technology, Microservices - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=10004c2d72dd75e3 ## About the Role Vidoori is a digital transformation leader recognised for delivering excellence in cloud and software solutions. As our engineering and product capabilities grow, we are seeking a motivated Software Manager to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams, drive delivery of robust products and services, and help shape our engineering culture within an inclusive environment that values continuous learning and pragmatic innovation., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. * Proven experience (typically 7+ years) in software engineering with a minimum of 2-3 years in a people management or technical lead role. * Strong technical literacy across modern web/cloud tech stacks, microservices, APIs and deployment patterns; able to engage constructively with senior engineers and architects. * Demonstrable experience delivering software in an agile environment, with practical knowledge of sprint planning, backlog management and release coordination. * Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; able to communicate trade-offs and build consensus across technical and non-technical audiences. * Experience with delivery and engineering tooling such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking (e.g. Jira), and collaboration platforms (e.g. Confluence). * Proven ability to hire, mentor and retain engineering talent and to foster a collaborative, psychologically safe team environment. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to produce clear engineering artefacts including runbooks, post-mortems and technical roadmaps. Desirable Skills - Extended Capability * Previous experience managing platform, infrastructure or API-centric engineering teams. * Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure as code and observability tooling. * Knowledge of security and compliance considerations relevant to public sector or regulated environments. * Experience contributing to engineering playbooks, internal training or community of practice initiatives. * Professional certifications in leadership, agile or cloud technologies are advantageous. ## Description Reporting to senior engineering and product leadership, the Software Manager will be responsible for people management, technical leadership and delivery oversight for one or more engineering squads or platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering judgement with strategic team development, cross-team collaboration and close partnership with product and design to ensure dependable, scalable and maintainable software outcomes. 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