Role Description The Senior Software Engineering Manager is a senior-level leadership role responsible for overseeing multiple software development teams, driving departmental strategy, and ensuring the alignment of software projects with organizational goals. They play a pivotal role in setting departmental goals and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. - Manage and lead multiple software engineering teams, setting clear objectives and priorities that align with departmental and organizational goals. - Define and execute departmental strategies, including resource allocation, budgeting, and technology adoption. - Collaborate with other department heads and executives to ensure that software initiatives align with the overall company strategy. - Foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence within the software engineering department. - Mentor and coach software managers and leaders within the organization, providing guidance and growth opportunities. - Oversee complex software projects, monitor progress, and address challenges to ensure successful project outcomes. - Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement within the department. - Participate in hiring and onboarding, setting and evaluating performance goals to identify, attract, and retain top talent. - Develop risk mitigation strategies and ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training required. - 10+ years of experience in software development. - Proven record of accomplishment of managing and leading software teams. - Strong strategic planning and project management skills. - Excellent communication and leadership abilities. Company Description We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

• Drive Strategy & Execution • Shape and execute the long-term engineering strategy for PatternBuilder Document Automation initiatives, aligning technology direction with business priorities • Collaborate with Product and Architecture leaders to translate customer needs and emerging technologies into scalable solutions • Build and maintain a robust roadmap for the PatternBuilder engineering organization, balancing innovation with operational excellence • Oversee delivery execution across multiple teams to ensure high-quality, on-time releases • Lead & Develop High-Performing Teams • Manage and mentor Engineers and Technical staff, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement • Guide hiring, performance management, and career development to build diverse, high-impact teams • Create an environment that attracts top engineering talent and empowers them to deliver their best work • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management • Partner with Product Management and Design to define priorities and ensure strategic alignment across departments • Present technical strategies, roadmaps, and progress to senior leadership in clear, business-focused terms • Serve as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders—translating complex technical concepts into actionable business insights • Drive engagement and communication across distributed teams and business units • Technical Leadership & Oversight • Maintain strong working knowledge of technologies such as Ruby on Rails, C#, React, microservices, Azure, AWS, and containerized deployments—but focus on guiding teams rather than day-to-day coding • Champion best practices for architecture, reliability, and scalability across engineering and platform systems • Ensure Automation solutions are designed securely and meet compliance, performance, and privacy standards • Promote experimentation and responsible adoption of emerging AI technologies • Culture & Innovation • Foster a growth mindset, continuous learning, and experimentation within the engineering organization • Cultivate a collaborative engineering culture that values quality, innovation, and transparency • Encourage contributions to open-source and knowledge sharing across the company

• Manage all aspects of the team, including development and testing, internal and external communication/collaboration, performance management and improvement, and professional growth. • Develop, organize, prioritize, and assign objectives and responsibilities consistent with department, division, and corporate goals. • Communicate and represent departmental interests to team, other departments, divisions, and various management levels as necessary. • Provide leadership to the team through mentoring, training, and managing the activities of the team. • Manage and lead project scoping and scheduling of engineering projects; track progress of individual tasks and alert stakeholders of any concerns meeting schedules. • Ensure that projects are completed and implemented in a timely manner while following established procedures and schedules. • Regularly communicate development and testing status, project risks, resource requirements and allocation, and other relevant knowledge with upper management. • Advocate for the adoption of best practices and continuous improvement throughout the software lifecycle. • Become actively involved in daily operations and duties as needed to meet schedules or to resolve complex problems or issues. • Be a change enabler. • Be responsible for tactical management of a functional area, feature, product, or multiple products or solutions, involving senior leadership as required in major decisioning. • Balance innovation vs. delivery commitments. • Managing diverse teams (skills, geography, seniority). • Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability.

• Grow, develop, manage, and lead a multidisciplinary team of seasoned software and system engineers across all aspects of Privacy. • Advise executive and senior technical & business leadership on Instacart’s privacy vision through regular and consistent written and in-person communication. • Lead Privacy Engineering partnership with infrastructure and application teams, to ensure all products are developed and delivered with security and privacy in mind through Privacy by Design. • Implement policies and procedures that protect our customer and partner data. • Develop and provide metrics and reports to the senior leadership of the top privacy and security risks and health of their respective organizations.