Software Engineering Manager at DataBank Holdings – Dallas, Texas

DataBank Holdings Ltd. is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services, offering customers 100% uptime availability of data, applications, and infrastructure. DataBank's managed data center services are anchored in world-class facilities. Our customized technology solutions are designed to help customers effectively manage risk, improve their technology performance and allow them to focus on their core business objectives. DataBank is headquartered in the historic former Federal Reserve Bank Building, in downtown Dallas, TX.

DataBank is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our work culture at DataBank does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veterans' status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on, inspiring Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple teams of talented engineers in building scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems. In this role, you'll balance technical depth with people leadership, shaping the future of our engineering culture while delivering impactful, business-critical solutions.

You'll spend roughly 50% of your time leading and mentoring engineers, building high-performing teams, guiding architectural direction, and fostering technical excellence, and 50% hands-on, designing systems, writing code, leveraging AI-driven tools, and solving complex challenges.

If you're a leader who loves building both people and products, thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments, and wants to leave a tangible mark on the business, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

Lead & Grow People

· Inspire, mentor, and develop engineers through coaching, career growth, and feedback.

· Build a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.

· Drive recruiting, onboarding, and retention of top technical talent.

Drive Technical Excellence

· Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering peers to define technical strategy and deliver on the roadmap.

· Lead architectural design, code reviews, and best engineering practices across teams.

· Ensure code quality, scalability, and operational excellence across systems and releases.

Shape Strategy & Execution

· Translate business goals into actionable, measurable engineering plans.

· Balance delivery speed with long-term maintainability and technical debt reduction.

· Monitor key engineering metrics, velocity, quality, performance, and reliability.

Optimize Processes

· Evolve engineering processes to improve speed, reliability, and collaboration.

· Champion agile practices and CI/CD for efficient delivery.

· Identify and remove bottlenecks across people, systems, and workflows.

What You Bring

· Bachelor's or master's in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.

· 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including 3+ years in technical leadership or management role.

· Proven experience leading teams building distributed, cloud-native, or large-scale systems.

· Proficiency in modern languages (e.g., Python, Java, React).

· Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and modern DevOps practices.

· Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.

· A track record of aligning engineering execution with business strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience scaling teams in a high-growth or transformation environment.

· Knowledge of microservices, event-driven systems, and data-intensive architecture.

· Familiarity with observability, incident management, and reliability engineering.

· Passion for mentorship, diversity, and inclusion in engineering organizations.

Why Join DataBank

At DataBank, we're redefining how enterprise infrastructure powers the digital world. You'll have the opportunity to:

· Lead and shape a high-impact engineering organization.

· Work in a collaborative, learning-first culture that values innovation and ownership.

· Enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

· Build solutions that make a real-world impact for global enterprises.