Software Engineering Manager

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About the Role

We’re seeking a technically exceptional, mission-driven Software Engineering Manager to lead the technology behind one of our teams for Ramsey Trusted Protections, building secure, scalable digital products that help millions of people confidently protect what matters most. From insurance to identity theft protection and other trusted solutions, you'll play a key role in creating experiences that connect customers with products that bring peace of mind and move them closer to financial freedom.

This is a player/coach role for a proven engineer who loves building as much as leading. You'll partner with product, design, and business leaders to solve complex technical challenges, modernize critical platforms, and deliver seamless customer experiences that drive meaningful business outcomes. You'll spend time in the code, set the technical direction for your team, and mentor engineers to grow their craft while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

We're looking for a builder who leads with credibility, thrives in ambiguity, and brings a positive, solutions-oriented mindset to every challenge. If you're energized by developing high-performing teams, solving meaningful technical problems, and using technology to help people, this may be the role for you.

Location

Franklin, TN—on-site at Ramsey Solutions Headquarters, just outside of Nashville. Relocation assistance and flexible schedules are available.

Our campus features a variety of unique work and play zones, including quiet library space, coffee bar/lounge areas, a recreational game zone, and outdoor/patio work and break areas. Every team member has a designated workspace with an electronic sit-stand desk.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a high-trust, high-performance culture across multiple teams.
• Drive organizational alignment between engineering strategy and company objectives, ensuring technical investments support long-term business outcomes.
• Partner with executive Product, Design, and Business leaders to shape roadmaps, define priorities, and deliver measurable results.
• Establish and evolve technical standards within Java and Kotlin, architecture strategy, and engineering best practices to ensure scalability, resilience, and long-term system health.
• Oversee delivery execution, improving flow, predictability, and quality while removing systemic impediments.
• Develop team strategy, including hiring, performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Use data and operational metrics to evaluate organizational health, delivery performance, and strategic effectiveness.
• Proactively identify risks and tradeoffs at the portfolio level, ensuring transparency and strong cross-functional alignment.

Requirements

• Progressed through hands-on software engineering roles, developing strong technical depth and earning influence through demonstrated engineering excellence.
• 1+ years of leadership experience—either formally managing engineers or providing consistent mentorship and technical leadership.
• Operate at a Senior Developer level or higher, with a track record of delivering complex, production-grade systems.
• Full-stack development experience, with strength in either backend or frontend and working knowledge across the stack.
• Design scalable, maintainable systems and make sound architectural and tradeoff decisions.
• Take ownership of major technical initiatives from discovery through delivery and ongoing support.
• Effectively partner across the business, translating business needs into high-impact technical solutions.
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with team leadership in a player/coach capacity.
• Communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Health insurance (includes plans eligible for an HSA—with a company match up to $500).
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% match/company contribution.
• Annual wellness, counseling, and grocery membership reimbursement.
• On-campus café with subsidized pricing for breakfast, lunch, and coffee bar.
• Dependent care FSA.
• Tons of cultural activities, like weekly devotional, leadership development courses, Battle of the Bands, and one epic Christmas party.

Pay

$95,400–$150,000/year* + profit sharing. Range depends on skill level and overall experience.

About Us

Ramsey Solutions provides biblically based, commonsense education and empowerment that give HOPE to everyone in every walk of life. Founded by Dave Ramsey, a household name in personal finance since 1992, our mission is to change the toxic money culture for good. We experience resistance every day because what we believe is absolutely countercultural—we hate debt, cut up credit cards, and are committed to helping people achieve financial freedom.

If you’re passionate about our mission and want to work in a workplace where you can get excited about Mondays, we encourage you to apply. To learn more about Ramsey Solutions and our founder, download the Ramsey Network mobile app and consume our content.