Software Engineering Manager

ABOUT US At RADAR, we're transforming the way the world thinks about physical retail. RADAR has raised over $104M from top investors, retailers, and strategics and works with some of the world's retail brands including American Eagle and Gap. We’re building the future of in-store experience where every product and every person can be precisely located in real time. Our platform combines RFID and AI to unlock hyper-accurate product visibility and automation at scale. From real-time inventory tracking to seamless checkout experiences, our technology empowers some of the world’s largest retailers to streamline operations, reduce loss, and elevate both employee and customer experiences. We’re a fast-growing, mission-driven startup where bold ideas, collaboration, and impact are at the core of everything we do. Join us as we reshape the physical world with digital precision, starting with retail and expanding far beyond! OUR VALUES Mission-Driven : We're transforming retail with cutting-edge technology and building something that truly matters. Collaborative Team : We thrive on curiosity, shared goals, and solving complex problems together. High Impact : You’ll make meaningful contributions from day one and help shape the future of our product and company. Clear Communication : We value honesty, humility, and respectful dialogue—everyone’s voice matters. Balanced Lives : We work hard, but not at the expense of well-being. We respect time, boundaries, and life outside of work. Diverse Perspectives : We believe better ideas come from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. Empathy-Driven Design : We build with deep respect for our end users, listening closely to their feedback and needs. ABOUT THE JOB As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be a player-coach leading a high-caliber engineering team building advanced platforms. Depending on your area of ownership, you may lead one or more teams across domains including Control Plane (edge/cloud compute), Dev/Sec Ops, Data Platform Governance, High Scale Event Processing (hundreds of billions of events per day), Mobile Platforms, SRE Operations, or Radar Platform (our core web/cloud customer experience). You will be technically hands-on in delivery while setting strategic direction, growing engineers, and collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders and partner teams. The best engineering managers here are strong engineers first. You'll be expected to contribute meaningfully to design, review code, and engage deeply with technical problems, not just manage the process around them. We move fast, and you've done it before. You know how to maintain a high quality bar without sacrificing velocity, and you bring the judgment to know when to push and when to slow down just enough to get it right. Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented engineers; own performance management, career development, and a strong team culture. Set technical direction, support architecture decisions, and champion engineering best practices across your team and peers. Contribute directly to solution design and technical reviews; maintain a strong, credible technical presence. Manage agile processes, execution priorities, and on-time delivery of high-quality solutions. Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and UX stakeholders to define project plans and ensure requirements are understood, met, and well-documented. Identify, communicate, and drive resolution for technical and organizational risks. Foster a culture of security, quality, operational accountability, and continuous improvement. Support hiring and help grow the broader engineering organization. ABOUT YOU Required : Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 7+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years managing engineering teams of 5 or more direct reports. Proven ability to remain technically hands-on: contributing to desig ... (truncated, view full listing at source)