Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Logging Ui

New Relic New Relic · Enterprise · OR · Data, Identity & API Platform

Senior Manager for the Logging UI team at New Relic, leading engineers to build the user interface for log data analysis within their observability platform. Focuses on technical and product strategy, team mentorship, and fostering innovation to help customers understand complex systems in an AI-first world.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and Mentor: Manage and develop a team of software engineers, fostering their career growth through 1:1s, coaching, and performance management.
  2. Drive Execution: Oversee the team's software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of the product roadmap and managing the backlog of features and bug fixes.
  3. Partner on Product Strategy and Vision: Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and other engineering leaders to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Logging UI.
  4. Drive Technical Strategy and Innovation: Define and execute the long-term technical vision for the team, making key architectural decisions, and creating an environment that encourages innovation and experimentation.
  5. Champion Engineering Excellence: Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, processes, and quality. Promote best practices in software engineering, participate in design reviews, and ensure the creation of scalable and maintainable solutions.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering
  • at least 5 years in a people management role leading software teams
  • Proven experience leading the development of complex, data-intensive web applications
  • Demonstrated experience in defining and driving the technical strategy for a product or team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, etc.)
  • A deep understanding of Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
  • modern DevOps practices

Nice to have

  • Experience in the observability, monitoring, or logging space
  • Experience with spec-driven development
  • transforming teams to an AI-driven SDLC
  • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript, GraphQL)
  • Experience with data visualization libraries
  • Experience working in a remote or distributed team environment

What the JD emphasized

  • balancing and prioritizing incoming requests with limited capacity