About the role
Futurex is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software/firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. You'll be the direct people manager for your team — responsible for their day-to-day performance, growth, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering tradeoffs.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers — own 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development - Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments - Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management; keep timelines realistic and on track - Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines - Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself - Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team - Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively - Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability
Requirements
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry - Strong track record of hitting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly - Comfortable reading technical work (code reviews, architecture docs) even if not actively coding - Excellent communication skills — comfortable delivering hard feedback and escalating risk early - Experience with agile/scrum delivery methodologies - Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred but not required if management track record is strong
- Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams - Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries - Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance - Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave - Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement - Retirement plan with employer contribution match - Welcoming, family-style corporate culture uniquely suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals - One of San Antonio’s “Best Places to Work” for nine consecutive years
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