Manager, Software Engineering - Platform

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About NetDocuments

At NetDocuments, we're shaping the future of legal work. We believe legal professionals should spend less time searching for information and managing documents, and more time solving complex problems, serving clients, and delivering meaningful outcomes. That's why we're building technology that helps organizations work smarter, collaborate more effectively, and unlock the full value of their institutional knowledge.

Our team is redefining what's possible for legal technology. NetDocuments is the trusted intelligent document management platform for legal professionals and the company behind the industry's first and only legal context graph—a breakthrough that gives legal professionals and AI a richer understanding of how matters, documents, people, and knowledge connect across an organization while respecting enterprise-grade security, governance, permissions, and ethical walls.

Innovation is only part of our story. We believe our greatest strength is our people. We foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture where curiosity is encouraged, diverse perspectives are valued, and employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact. Whether you're building products, serving customers, or supporting the business, your work helps shape the future of one of the world's most trusted legal technology platforms.

That commitment to our employees and customers has earned us recognition as one of the nation's top workplaces, including:

• Four consecutive appearances on the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
• Five-time Top Workplace USA winner
• Five-time Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplace
• Multiple Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards recognizing innovation, employee appreciation, work-life flexibility, and compensation & benefits

If you're excited to solve meaningful challenges, work alongside talented colleagues, and help define the next generation of legal technology, we'd love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

We’re seeking a Manager, Engineering to lead and scale our Transformers team as we build next-generation, intelligent products that transform how our clients work. You’ll guide teams responsible for developing and delivering scalable, secure, and innovative cloud-based systems that are the heart of NetDocuments’ Document transformation, OCR, and text extraction capabilities.

In this strategic leadership role, you’ll drive the vision and execution of our Transformers initiatives, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and business goals. You’ll play a key part in defining our technical roadmap, mentoring engineering leaders, and fostering an environment of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.

This position reports to the Director of Engineering - Platform and will partner closely with peers across Product, Architecture, and Data Science to ensure cohesive delivery of enterprise-grade capabilities.

You will:

Drive Strategy & Execution

• Shape and execute the long-term engineering strategy for Transformers initiatives, aligning technology direction with business priorities.
• Collaborate with Product and Architecture leaders to translate customer needs and emerging technologies into scalable solutions.
• Build and maintain a robust roadmap for the Transformers engineering organization, balancing innovation with operational excellence.
• Oversee delivery execution across multiple teams to ensure high-quality, on-time releases.

Lead & Develop High-Performing Teams

• Manage and mentor Engineers and Technical staff, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Guide hiring, performance management, and career development to build diverse, high-impact teams.
• Create an environment that attracts top engineering talent and empowers them to deliver their best work.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Product Management and Design to define priorities and ensure strategic alignment across departments.
• Present technical strategies, roadmaps, and progress to senior leadership in clear, business-focused terms.
• Serve as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders—translating complex technical concepts into actionable business insights.
• Drive engagement and communication across distributed teams and business units.

Technical Leadership & Oversight

• Maintain strong working knowledge of technologies such as C#, React, microservices, AWS, and containerized deployments—but focus on guiding teams rather than day-to-day coding.
• Champion best practices for architecture, reliability, and scalability across engineering and platform systems.
• Ensure Automation solutions are designed securely and meet compliance, performance, and privacy standards.
• Promote experimentation and responsible adoption of emerging AI technologies.

Culture & Innovation

• Foster a growth mindset, continuous learning, and experimentation within the engineering organization.
• Cultivate a collaborative engineering culture that values quality, innovation, and transparency.
• Encourage contributions to open-source and knowledge sharing across the company.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in engineering management roles.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple teams or a group of 7+ engineers and leaders.
• Proven ability to define and execute a technical vision in alignment with business strategy.
• Strong experience leading distributed, cloud-based product development (Azure or AWS).
• Deep understanding of modern engineering practices—CI/CD, microservices, and scalable architectures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information and present it effectively to leadership and cross-functional audiences.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Strong technical foundation in software engineering with the ability to mentor across technical domains.
• A history of building high-performing, engaged teams that deliver impactful software.

What You’ll Love About NetDocuments

• The People!
• 90% healthcare premiums company covered
• HSA company contribution
• 401K match at 4% with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO (typically 3 to 4 weeks a year)
• 10 paid holidays
• Monthly contributions for life activities & wellness
• Access to LinkedIn learning with monthly dedicated time to explore

Compensation Transparency

The compensation range for this position is: $180,000 - $200,000

The posted cash compensation for this position includes on target earnings. Some roles may qualify for overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are determined based on various factors specific to each candidate, such as career level, skills, experience, geographic location, qualifications, and other job-related considerations.

Equal Opportunity

NetDocuments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military and veteran status, or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. NetDocuments believes diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success, and we are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.