# Enterprise Applications Engineering Manager
**Company:** [OpenLoop](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openloop)
**Location:** Remote
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** AWS, SDLC, CI/CD, Agile, Software Architecture, System Design, AI Tools, Claude Ai, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Computing
**Posted:** 2026-05-13
> Leads a team of solutions engineers to design, build, and deliver enterprise applications and integrations. Provides hands-on technical leadership, manages projects, and bridges Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams. Requires 8+ years software engineering experience including 4+ years managing engineers, AWS, CI/CD, and advanced AI proficiency.
## Job Description
## What You'll Do

### Team Management
- Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of solutions engineers
- Conduct performance management, career development planning, and regular feedback cycles
- Set team culture, operating cadence, and engineering standards from the ground up
- Partner with leadership on hiring plans, team structure, and long-term growth

### Project & Delivery Management
- Work closely with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Translate evolving requirements into clear technical solutions and execution plans
- Drive rapid iteration cycles and enable teams to ship quickly while maintaining quality
- Define project scope, timelines, milestones, and success metrics
- Track progress and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and blockers
- Identify and remove blockers to keep teams moving efficiently

### Operational & Administrative Excellence
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to align on priorities and outcomes
- Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Own team-level reporting and operational metrics, including: Delivery status and project health, Resource utilization and capacity planning, SLA adherence and incident trends
- Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, risks, and outcomes
- Establish and maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms
- Manage documentation standards across solutions, integrations, and processes

### Technical Oversight
- Provide hands-on technical leadership when needed, especially in early stages
- Drive delivery of high-quality software across multiple initiatives in fast-moving environments
- Perform hands-on technical work while also providing guidance and direction to team members on implementation, best practices, and problem-solving
- Act as a technical resource for complex issues, balancing individual contribution with mentorship and oversight

- **AI usage proficiency**: Leverage advanced AI tools (including Claude, Level 3 proficiency) to enhance productivity, automate workflows, and support decision-making. Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted solutions into daily operations and project execution for themselves and the team

## Who You Are
- 8+ years in software engineering or related experience, including 4+ years managing engineers
- Experience leading high-performing teams and delivering complex projects
- Solid understanding of modern software architecture and system design
- Experience working with cloud environments (**AWS** preferred)
- Familiarity with SDLC, CI/CD, and agile practices
- Proven ability to operate both as an individual contributor and a technical guide/mentor
- Advanced proficiency with AI tools, specifically Claude (Level 3 or equivalent), including prompt engineering, workflow integration, and practical application in a business or technical environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into actionable guidance for others
- Strong communication, stakeholder and project management skills
- Ability to translate business goals into technical execution
- Experience with hiring, coaching, and performance management of engineers
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