Top Software Engineering Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead and mentor full-stack engineering teams to design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable client-facing and proprietary software. Drive architecture, technical roadmap, Agile delivery, cloud-native migrations, API integrations, quality metrics, and cross-functional collaboration while balancing hands-on development and people leadership to meet product and business goals.

Leads engineering managers and software teams building customer-facing front-end applications and internal and external APIs. Sets technical direction, oversees delivery, manages risks and dependencies, improves engineering quality and security, develops talent, supports hiring, and partners with product and design. The role drives innovation and scalable software solutions for connected vehicle and fleet operations.

Leads engineering teams developing agentic AI and enterprise SMS/RCS messaging platforms on GCP. Owns architecture, delivery, engineering roadmaps, team growth, messaging orchestration, carrier integrations, conversational AI, TCPA compliance controls, and GCP infrastructure. Partners with Product, Legal, and Compliance to implement scalable regulatory controls for healthcare communications.

Leads and mentors a cross-functional software engineering team, managing career development, performance, and resource allocation. Owns delivery of operating system features, including timelines, risks, and dependencies. Serves as a technical liaison for customers and stakeholders, translating operational capabilities into software requirements. Interprets aerospace and safety-critical standards into actionable engineering work while ensuring compliant, secure delivery.

Leads and develops software engineers through mentorship, feedback, hiring, and career growth. Partners with product and design to deliver secure, scalable, reliable features; guides architecture and engineering best practices; improves processes, velocity, and execution; and translates customer and business needs into technical roadmaps. The role requires hands-on leadership in a high-growth startup environment and ownership of engineering culture, performance, reliability, and talent development.

Lead and manage a distributed team of engineers in Sustaining Engineering, ensuring growth, performance, and customer-focused software solutions. Support timely delivery of technical solutions across various technology fields while promoting a collaborative culture.

Lead and manage an iOS engineering team to design and deliver high-quality iOS client solutions. Partner with cross-functional teams (UX, QA, Product), participate in Agile ceremonies, mentor engineers, own major platform components, review code and ensure Swift best practices, advocate for the mobile platform, and drive continuous improvement across teams.

Lead and mentor a distributed engineering team, oversee software architecture, and collaborate with various teams to deliver high-performance healthcare software.

Leads a small full-stack engineering team maintaining and enhancing a secure, scalable e-signature SaaS platform. Responsibilities include technical direction, mentoring, .NET and Angular development, Azure operations, reliability and performance improvement, incident response, deployment coordination, security and compliance, code reviews, technical debt reduction, and stakeholder collaboration. The role remains hands-on while overseeing platform stability, auditability, observability, and continuous product improvement.

Manage front-line software engineering teams for mission systems, driving technical, cost, and schedule performance; recruit and develop staff; oversee staffing projections, metrics, Agile embedded software development, mentoring, and performance management. Support RF/EW product lines and coordinate with program leadership.

Lead and grow a team of 6–12 software engineers, drive project execution from planning to delivery, maintain technical standards and architecture, collaborate with Product and Design, conduct performance management and career development, recruit and retain talent, and improve engineering processes and team culture.

Leads a distributed SRE team responsible for cloud-service reliability, scalability, incident response, observability, automation, release engineering, and operational maturity. Develops SRE strategy, manages priorities and delivery, improves CI/CD and infrastructure practices, supports security and compliance controls, oversees vendor relationships, and communicates reliability risks and roadmaps to technical and executive stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership and technical knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, Linux, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and DevOps practices.

Leads service delivery, support, implementation, and production stability for wealth management applications. Manages global engineering teams, vendors, incidents, changes, releases, technical initiatives, risk, compliance, and continuous improvement. Partners with business and technology stakeholders on system design, prioritization, budgets, metrics, and operational performance. Provides technical guidance, coaching, staffing input, and performance management while supporting critical production issues, including on-call coverage.

Lead engineering teams for Brokerage and Managed Services platforms, owning roadmap execution, delivery predictability, operational excellence, CI/CD and quality practices, security integration, incident response, technical decision-making, hiring and talent development, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment to improve reliability and delivery metrics.

Leads and mentors software engineers while owning technical decisions, team priorities, delivery, quality, and career development. Partners with product, design, customer success, and DevOps to ship reliable features, resolve production issues, improve CI/CD and testing, and optimize engineering KPIs such as cycle time, WIP, and velocity. The role also supports hiring, performance management, planning, and process improvement in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

Lead the Desktop Software Engineering team, ensuring application reliability, managing desktop systems, and building effective endpoint engineering processes.

Lead and grow a 16-person engineering organization across four AI-focused pods. Set technical direction, guide AI-native product and engineering development, manage cross-team dependencies, and oversee delivery, quality, reliability, security, and velocity. Partner with product, design, and leadership on scalable full-stack systems, mentor engineers and technical leads, and promote strong practices in architecture, testing, observability, incident response, and CI/CD within a HIPAA/SOC 2-aware environment.

The Engineering Manager will lead a team of engineers to develop and maintain software solutions, collaborate with various teams, and implement CI/CD practices. They will also mentor engineers and influence organizational technology strategies.

Lead a software engineering team supporting Unity on an Android-based device ecosystem. Own execution and technical strategy, optimize Unity runtime performance through benchmarking and analysis, collaborate with engine, platform, graphics, product, and external teams, and communicate progress and vision. Manage, mentor, and develop engineering talent while enabling AI-assisted development workflows and platform-specific experiences.

The Software Engineering Manager will lead and optimize data transformation projects using AI, collaborate with various teams, and ensure project delivery while balancing technical debt and new features.

Leads software engineering teams delivering enterprise applications and SaaS products. Owns architecture, technical design, product lifecycle, roadmap execution, release quality, security, reliability, and operational readiness. Partners with Product, Architecture, Quality, Cloud, and Support teams, while driving engineering practices, AI-assisted development, process improvements, and customer issue resolution. Builds high-performing teams, coaches managers and engineers, and communicates technical direction, risks, and delivery outcomes to stakeholders.

Manages software engineers and integration specialists building, deploying, and operating Fastpath Access Governance services. Owns the technical roadmap, delivery, quality, architecture, and operational health of cloud-native services. Partners with product, UX, and architecture teams in Scrum, drives AI-assisted engineering practices, oversees ERP and business application integrations, and develops a supportive, high-performing engineering culture.

Lead and grow cross-functional software and QA teams for enterprise e-commerce platforms. Drive lean delivery, mentor engineers, ensure resilient, observable systems, partner with product and staff engineers, and improve workflows to maximize team productivity and business value.

Leads software engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale commercial banking client onboarding and compliance platforms. Oversees architecture, development, integration, modernization, delivery, and support for onboarding, KYC/AML, workflow, document management, identity, access, and FIS core banking integrations. Partners with business, product, compliance, security, architecture, and vendors while coaching technical teams and ensuring secure, reliable cloud-based solutions.

Lead one or more engineering teams owning mission, execution, code quality, and morale. Partner with product managers on roadmaps, remove roadblocks, improve processes, coach and grow engineers, and drive innovation while delivering high-traffic full-stack or data applications at scale.