• Mentoring and growing engineering teams • Working on scheduling products • Leading agile ceremonies • Coaching, mentoring, and onboarding new engineering team members • Identifying future technical needs • Providing feedback and guidance for growth • Hiring engineers for development squads

• Manage a team of experienced frontend, backend, and AI engineers to deliver GitLab Duo Chat roadmap commitments across the DevSecOps lifecycle. • Partner with product and UX teams to define requirements and deliver AI features that address customer needs and improve answer quality. • Participate in technical architecture and development work for systems that run AI agents at scale, with a focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability. • Guide day-to-day execution by setting clear direction, tracking progress against milestones, and removing blockers to keep delivery on schedule. • Coach engineers through feedback, guidance, and development conversations that foster each engineer's growth and overall team performance. • Promote a team culture grounded in curiosity, inclusion, accountability, and steady delivery against team goals. • Improve quality, testing, and performance practices that increase coverage, strengthen observability, and keep AI-powered chat workflows reliable in production.

Role Description The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Common Operating System Software Engineering Manager (Virtual) to join our Common Operating System team. This position will be within the Enterprise Software Products & Capabilities organization and will focus on supporting the various Business Units and Divisions across Boeing. We are seeking a manager to help lead our Common Operating System. This role is pivotal in driving the development and integration of product-lined on-platform software, with a focus on creating shared, reusable, and certifiable software products. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record in managing complex software projects. In this position, the manager will direct teams that own and manage the roadmaps and development for Linux software product lines. These products are used across multiple programs and business units. This role requires interfacing closely with program teams to integrate products seamlessly, ensuring that the software solutions meet program-specific needs and performance standards. This manager will shape and manage the relationship between program teams and business partners, fostering collaboration and ensuring that both parties work towards common objectives. Standardizing metrics and reporting processes will be essential to track performance, assess progress, and drive continuous improvement across the team. The manager will lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability. This position has been identified as a virtual opportunity and will not require the selected candidate to relocate. Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree - At least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership.” - Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship - 3+ years of experience with program execution - 3+ years of experience with SDLC (Software/Systems Development Lifecycle) - 2+ years of experience leading technical projects with real-time operating systems (RTOS), Linux kernel, unikernel, and/or hypervisors - 2+ years of experience developing software governed by processes for safety critical systems (DO-178B/C, etc.) Requirements - Lead and manage a team of embedded software engineers performing engineering and technical activities for safety-critical and non-safety critical Linux developments, ensuring adherence to requirements, DO-178C Design Assurance Level (DAL), and Level of Rigor (LOR) standards - Proactively assess and manage software staffing needs; create a healthy talent and skill pipeline to meet project resource timelines - Drive technical planning and execution, including analyzing and responding to team agile metrics, to ensure the team consistently meets or exceeds planned cost, schedule, technical performance, safety, and quality targets - Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including other software engineering teams, systems engineering, hardware engineering, quality assurance, coworkers, customers, and suppliers to ensure seamless integration of software components, meet all requirements, and efficient and accurate communication throughout the project lifecycle - Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining composure and professionalism in stressful situations, with a strong sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity - Provide guidance and direction to team members to ensure adherence to Software Engineering Design Practices, Independent Verification & Validation, and other engineering excellence initiatives - Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and professional growth within the team - Integrate modern development methodologies and DevSecOps principles to ensure robust software development practices that enhance security, quality, and efficiency throughout the software lifecycle - Engage with stakeholders, suppliers, including customers and regulatory bodies, to communicate project status, address concerns, mitigate risk, and ensure alignment with program objectives Benefits - Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities - Health insurance - Flexible spending accounts - Health savings accounts - Retirement savings plans - Life and disability insurance programs - Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work

• Lead technology strategy and platform transformation for regulated enterprise systems. • Evaluate new technologies, AI opportunities, security needs, and commercial software options. • Assess current solutions against future-state business capabilities and recommend roadmaps and investments aligned with enterprise architecture standards, GxP, data privacy, security, and IM business requirements. • Own end-to-end engineering for the Salesforce-based IM QMS: architecture, roadmap, lifecycle, integration strategy, APIs, and release governance. • Make key technical decisions with Product Owners, Product Group Engineering, and BU Architecture. • Lead hands-on engineering across squads. • Provide solution architecture, Salesforce Flow configuration, controlled Apex development guidance, and formal system, design, and code reviews. • Design scalable, reusable, and compliant solutions that balance platform features with controlled customization. • Work with Quality partners, Salesforce product teams, vendors, and enterprise platform owners to promote reuse and reduce duplication. • Manage technical backlog priorities, mentor engineers, and address cross-product risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers. • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for Quality leadership, ISRM, validation, vendors, and governance forums.