Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Job DescriptionJob Description Position Overview The Senior Manager, Software Engineering & Quality Assurance will lead Holley’s engineering and QA organization responsible for building secure, scalable, and high-performance digital commerce solutions. This role requires a collaborative and people-first leader who thrives in agile environments, builds high-performing teams, solves complex technical problems, and serves as a strategic partner to the business. With 8–10 years of experience in software engineering and digital commerce, and a deep understanding of SAFe Agile processes, this leader will play a pivotal role in driving development best practices, creating an environment of continuous improvement, and ensuring alignment between engineering output and business goals. This is a full-time, onsite position. The role may be based at any Holley facility, depending on business needs and candidate location, but requires the employee to be physically onsite at a Holley location. Key Responsibilities Strategic & Collaborative Leadership • Serve as a collaborative leader and coach, fostering strong partnerships across Product, Marketing, Sales, and IT to deliver business-aligned digital solutions. • Support and contribute to long-term strategic roadmaps for eCommerce platforms and integration pipelines. • Facilitate cross-team collaboration through program-level alignment and coordination, aligned with SAFe Agile practices. Team Building & Talent Development • Hire, mentor, and develop a diverse, high-performing team of engineers, QA analysts, and integration specialists. • Fosters a strong sense of team cohesion and shared culture across onsite and remote software engineering teams operating in multiple regions. • Lead with empathy, conducting 1:1s, career development planning, and growth conversations. • Champion a culture of psychological safety, continuous learning, and internal mobility. eCommerce Platform Delivery • Lead the design, development, deployment, and optimization of modern digital commerce systems (web, mobile, and API-driven). • Ensure solutions are user-centric, responsive, and conversion-optimized, in collaboration with UX and marketing stakeholders. • Leverage data, A/B testing, and personalization to improve engagement and drive digital revenue. Technical Execution & Problem Solving • Act as a technical problem-solver and escalation point, supporting your teams through complex design, architectural, and performance issues. • Guide hands-on solutions for system integration, application performance tuning, and infrastructure bottlenecks. • Promote modern engineering practices (TDD, pair programming, refactoring, service isolation) and lead architecture/code reviews when needed. Agile & DevOps Leadership • Drive adoption of SAFe Agile principles, ensuring delivery is predictable, measurable, and aligned to business objectives. • Champion engineering velocity via CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and progressive delivery techniques. • Promote metrics-driven development: story cycle time, defect rates, test coverage, and deployment frequency. Quality & Reliability • Define and execute robust QA strategies across unit, integration, regression, and performance testing. • Ensure high availability, resilience, and uptime of digital platforms through proactive monitoring and root cause analysis. • Lead continuous testing and quality automation efforts as part of the SDLC. Security & Compliance • Ensure adherence to PCI DSS, GDPR/CCPA, and secure coding practices. • Support vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and compliance audits in collaboration with Security and Compliance teams. Qualifications Technical & Delivery Experience • 8–10 years in software

engineering/digital

commerce, with 4+ years in a leadership role. • Deep understanding of front-end and back-end development using JavaScript

(React/Node/jQuery),

Python, .NET, PHP, or Java. • Experience with third-party systems such as payment gateways (Braintree, PayPal), tax engines (Avalara), CRM/ESP platforms (HubSpot, Klaviyo), and ERP/OMS platforms. • Proven track record leading cloud-based, API-driven architectures and high-availability platforms. Leadership Competencies • Demonstrated ability to build and scale collaborative engineering teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment. • Clear history of developing and mentoring team members, with a people-first mindset. • Comfortable facilitating

architecture/design

discussions, resolving technical blockers, and making pragmatic trade-offs. • Effective communicator who can bridge technical and non-technical audiences and build trust across departments. Agile Expertise • Strong knowledge of SAFe Agile, including PI Planning, team cadence alignment, backlog refinement, and Lean Portfolio Management. • Experience working across multiple agile teams, coaching teams through agile maturity, and measuring agile health. Education & Certifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; Master’s . • certifications: SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Cloud Architect (AWS/GCP/Azure), or similar. Holley is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , , , marital status, veteran status, , or any other legally protected status.

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