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# Software Engineering Manager I

- **Company:** Happy Returns
- **Location:** Sandy Springs, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Code Review, Databases, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Software Technical Review, Web Application Frameworks, ReactJS, Kubernetes, Docker
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2f86424513448470

## About the Role

* Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
 * Have held the position of a senior engineer for at least two years
 * Have led a team as a technical lead/team lead for at least one year
 * Over six years of experience developing and testing web applications
 * Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure engineers are exceeding the needs of the business
 * The ability to coach engineers in shipping high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code in a high-velocity environment
 * A strong interest in joining a highly collaborative environment and working daily with Developers, Product Managers, DevOps Engineers, and QA Engineers

Bonus points if you have

 * Expertise in multiple server-side languages such as Go or Python
 * Proficiency in one or more modern JavaScript frameworks such as React
 * Familiarity with database technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
 * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
 * Strong interest in e-commerce, logistics, and/or sustainability

## Description

We're not solving a small problem, and we're not addressing a small market. We're tackling returns-the part of the online shopping experience shoppers say they hate most. Our customers, i.e., top online retailers, use Happy Returns' returns software and reverse logistics to offer shoppers a genuinely delightful return experience while at the same time reducing costs, retaining sales, and making their supply chains more sustainable. We're making returns legitimately better for everyone, and we're having fun doing it.

Your day to day

 * Constantly improve team productivity, refine agile processes, and create methods to increase efficiency.
 * Oversee the day-to-day operations of an engineering team (6-8 direct reports).
 * Lead the effort of recruiting new outstanding engineers.
 * Train new software engineers on our best practices, standards, culture, and policies.
 * Perform personnel management tasks including performance reviews, mentoring, and planning each direct report's career growth.
 * Actively participate in system architecture discussions and technical design reviews to ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of the Happy Returns system.
 * Enforce clean code and excellent coding practices by conducting thoughtful code reviews.
 * Actively participate in bi-weekly engineering lunch & learns to promote continuous growth and knowledge sharing.
 * Collaborate closely with Product Managers to meet and exceed customer needs in the simplest possible ways.
 * Help us build and maintain a world-class technology system so we can achieve our mission of making returns beautiful for Shoppers, Retailers, and the Planet.