Product Engineering Manager Jobs in Austin, TX

AI PRODUCT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
(Full Time, Salary, Exempt)

• Lead, coach, and develop a team that may include software engineers, platform engineers, integration specialists, and data/ML engineers, adapting the team’s composition as its focus evolves.
• Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
• Hire, onboard, develop, and retain technical talent.
• Manage team capacity, priorities, and performance, including addressing underperformance when necessary.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation.

Product Engineering & Delivery

• Own delivery outcomes for the team’s software products end to end (architecture, build, deployment, and ongoing support), setting the team’s 3-5 year technology roadmap and aligning investment with business objectives.
• Design and deliver automation solutions that reduce manual effort and operational load and improve efficiency across the organization.
• Design products for operational resilience, including self-monitoring and, where feasible, self-healing, to reduce production toil and support the platform’s automation goals.
• Own the health, security configuration, and lifecycle of the team’s products, including availability, performance, and production support.
• Own the integration and event-driven architecture that connects the team’s products to the systems and data flows they support.

• Direct the development of AI-enabled capabilities that extend the team’s products and improve how the organization works with its data and content.
• Establish evaluation frameworks and success metrics that keep AI-enabled solutions measurable and governed.
• Apply AI-assisted development and agentic workflows across the delivery lifecycle, including automated test generation, AI-assisted code review, and anomaly detection, to improve delivery speed and reliability.
• Ensure responsible and secure use of AI, particularly when working with sensitive data.

• Champion AWS-based, cloud-native architectures for the team’s products, emphasizing scalability, resiliency, and security in alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Promote automation, event-driven designs, and serverless patterns where appropriate.
• Evaluate architecture options, integration patterns, and build-vs-buy decisions, and provide input into vendor selection and technology investment decisions.
• Consume shared infrastructure-as-code standards and construct libraries from the cloud platform team, and partner with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines and deployment mechanics.

• Build strong working relationships with business and technology partners to understand priorities and needs.
• Translate complex requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans.
• Represent the team’s platform capabilities and delivery outcomes to executive leadership, providing transparent communication on progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
• Partner with product owners, project managers, analysts, engineers, and QE teams to meet delivery milestones and resolve delivery risks.
• Develop and maintain strategic vendor partnerships and technology alliances that support the team’s platform roadmap.

• Ensure solutions operate within applicable regulatory, security, and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, SOC 2, and insurance regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain governance, auditability, security controls, and risk management practices across the team’s products and AI platforms at a programmatic level.
• Partner with enterprise AI governance (including the AI Steering Committee) so AI-enabled work is governed and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Handle sensitive data and PII/PHI with appropriate security and controls, and balance delivery speed with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Implement and maintain security best practices including authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML), API management, data protection, and encryption.

• Support consistent execution through design reviews, kanban practices, and retrospectives, partnering with the product owner on planning and prioritization.
• Promote delivery standards, reusable patterns, and shared accountability across teams.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation is created and maintained, including architecture diagrams, integration specifications, and operational runbooks.
• Provide strong input into resource allocation and headcount planning for the team, adjusting as its focus and priorities evolve.

• Lead investigation and resolution of identified issues across the team’s products.
• Provide post-implementation support and ensure smooth transitions into steady-state operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of technology experience, including hands-on technical work, not oversight alone; the role is expected to pitch in with the team as needed.
• 5+ years leading multiple engineering or delivery teams, with demonstrated success hiring, coaching, developing, and managing technical talent.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technology initiatives from strategy through delivery, including the ability to evaluate architecture, integration, platform, and build-vs-buy decisions.
• Experience directing or delivering AI-enabled technology solutions within a regulated industry such as insurance, healthcare, or financial services.
• Working knowledge of compliance and governance frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, or comparable regulatory requirements.
• Highly Preferred:
  • AWS Certified Developer and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and driving organizational change.

Competencies:

• Proven leadership and team-development skills.
• Ability to communicate and defend technical decisions with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and executives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, manage expectations, and deliver measurable business results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in data-intensive environments.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives while maintaining delivery quality and control discipline.
• Ability to balance innovation, compliance, delivery speed, and operational excellence.
• Experience operating with accountability for delivery performance, not solely project execution.
• The ability to articulate and build conviction around a multi-year technology direction.

Technical Skills:

• Software product engineering across the full lifecycle (architecture, development, deployment, and support), with a strong understanding of SDLC, testing strategies, and version control.
• AWS experience, including services such as S3, Lambda, APIs, Step Functions, and cloud-native, event-driven integration patterns.
• Modern AI development tooling and patterns (e.g., Amazon Bedrock / Claude Code, RAG, agent frameworks) and the judgment to evaluate and govern AI-generated approaches.
• Proficiency with Agile delivery tools (e.g., Jira).
• Experience handling sensitive data and PII/PHI with appropriate security and controls.

• Competitive salary and benefits, including 401(k), health insurance, and performance-based bonuses.
• Collaborative and fast-paced work environment.
• Professional development and growth opportunities within the finance and investment space.

• Competitive Salary & Target Bonus Program
• Retirement Savings – 401(k) with a company match
• Comprehensive Medical insurance through BlueCross BlueShield of Texas. Company-paid dental, vision, short-term & long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Work-Life Balance – This role offers 20+ days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and paid volunteer time off.
• Flexible Work Options & Perks – Hybrid opportunity, wellness programs, and weekly paid lunch for onsite staff.
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – Includes a company match for HSAs.