Job Description:
Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.
The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolving state of the art to engineer the platforms that power the innovative, research-driven financial and technical products to improve our client’s financial lives.
The Manager of Software Engineering will lead the engineering team responsible for our client asset reporting platform and broader Sales Technology application ecosystem. This role requires strong expertise in C#/.NET development, data engineering, systems integration, and AI-assisted software development. In this role, you will oversee the design, development, delivery, modernization, and ongoing support of business-critical platforms serving the Global Client Group, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
This is a highly visible technical leadership role accountable for engineering quality, platform reliability, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will foster a culture of ownership and accountability, guide technical decisions, develop engineering talent, and use measurable outcomes and data-informed decision making to evaluate performance, prioritize investments, and deliver meaningful business value.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Hire, coach, develop, and hold engineers accountable. Build technical capabilities and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
- Set technical engineering direction – Establish the long-term direction for the team’s technology, architecture, engineering practices, and capabilities, including AI-assisted engineering, while remaining sufficiently hands-on to understand the codebase, contribute when needed, and effectively guide technical decisions.
- Prioritize and deliver – Use data and measurable outcomes to inform prioritization of work, evaluate tradeoffs, improve team performance, and ensure engineering effort is focused on the highest-value priorities.
- Own operational health – Use operational data and engineering metrics to understand system health, identified opportunities for improvement, and ensure applications and services are reliable, supportable, and effectively operated.
- Own engineering risk and security – Ensure vulnerabilities, technical debt, lifecycle risks, controls, and other engineering risks are understood, prioritized, and addressed.
- Communicate and align – Provide senior leadership and stakeholders with clear, data-informed visibility into priorities, delivery, performance, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing software engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, and building technical capability.
- Strong software engineering background with the technical judgement to guide architecture, engineering practices, operational reliability, and technical tradeoffs.
- Working knowledge of AI-assisted software engineering practices and emerging agentic development approaches.
- Strong software engineering background with hands-on development experience with C#/.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, and Snowflake, with the ability and willingness to contribute directly to code when needed.
- Experience translating business and product priorities into engineering direction, priorities, and executable plans.
- Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to understand performance, identify opportunities, and inform decisions.
- Experience leading teams responsible for production applications, including operational support, reliability, security, and vulnerability management.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to communicate technical topics, priorities, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Leading modernization of established applications, engineering practices, or technology platforms
- Managing engineering teams supporting enterprise-scale, business-critical applications
- Working in a regulated or highly controlled environment, including security, risk, audit, or compliance considerations
- Introducing or scaling AI-assisted and agentic software engineering practices, including establishing effective usage patterns, guardrails, and measures of impact
- Improving DevOps, CI/CD, observability, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices
- Containerized applications and modern application orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Linux
#LI-Hybrid
While this position is remote-work eligible, you are required to report to the Company’s offices for orientation and your first week of work, and on a periodic basis thereafter. Travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Dimensional’s policies.
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
Skills Required
- Experience leading and developing software engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, and building technical capability
- Strong software engineering background with technical judgment in architecture, engineering practices, operational reliability, and technical tradeoffs
- Working knowledge of AI-assisted software engineering practices and emerging agentic development approaches
- Hands-on development experience with C#/.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, and Snowflake
- Experience translating business and product priorities into engineering direction, priorities, and executable plans
- Ability to use data and metrics to understand performance, identify opportunities, and inform decisions
- Experience leading teams responsible for production applications, including operational support, reliability, security, and vulnerability management
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including communicating technical topics, priorities, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and non-technical audiences
- Experience leading modernization of established applications, engineering practices, or technology platforms
- Experience managing engineering teams supporting enterprise-scale, business-critical applications
- Experience working in regulated or highly controlled environments with security, risk, audit, or compliance considerations
- Experience introducing or scaling AI-assisted and agentic software engineering practices, including usage patterns, guardrails, and impact measures
- Experience improving DevOps, CI/CD, observability, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices
- Experience with containerized applications and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Experience with Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Linux
Dimensional Fund Advisors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work–life balance is portrayed as notably strong and is often framed as part of the total package. Feedback suggests lifestyle and culture help offset only average cash levels for many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental‑health support, and HSA/FSA options. An on‑site clinic in Austin and wellness programs are cited as meaningful adds to the overall offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holidays are characterized as generous, with parental leave and adoption assistance highlighted as part of the package. Feedback suggests time‑off policies are a consistent bright spot across locations where available.
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What We Do
Dimensional is a leading global investment firm that has been translating academic research into practical investment solutions since 1981. Guided by a strong belief in markets, we help investors pursue higher expected returns through a systematic investment process that integrates research insights with advanced portfolio design, management, and trading while balancing tradeoffs that can impact returns. Dimensional is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and has 14 global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. As of March 31, 2022, Dimensional manages $659 billion for investors worldwide.








