Software Engineering Manager (C++)

Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical ownership, clean code practices, and accountability. 
• Technical Direction: Own the technical roadmap for the evolution and long-term support of the core platform, ensuring high-performance C++ components integrate seamlessly with modern AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Platform Stability & Scale": Oversee the stability, optimization, and scaling of CAD systems, 3D geometric pipelines, and backend processing engines.
• Stakeholder & Scope Management: Partner with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders to align on priorities, manage expectations proactively, and provide structured updates on platform health and initiatives.
• Backlog & Delivery Ownership: Own backlog prioritization, balancing technical debt, platform modernization, and infrastructure support with business and feature deliveries.
• Quality & Modernization: Drive engineering excellence by implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing for geometric workflows, and monitoring systems for cloud-deployed services.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Management Experience: 3+ years of experience in engineering management, directly leading and growing software engineering teams.
• Technical Background: 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with strong, deep knowledge of C++ (including modern standards and memory management) and architectural design.
• Domain Knowledge: Exposure with CAD systems, 3D graphics, geometric processing, or computational geometry support.
• Communication: Excellent English communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across different geographies, set realistic boundaries, and communicate technical complexities simply.
• Collaboration: Comfortable working autonomously while aligning with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.

• Experience modernizing legacy C++ codebases or migrating desktop-based geometric engines to cloud-native SaaS environments.
• Experience architecting, deploying, and managing scalable services on AWS.
• Experience managing distributed engineering teams across different time zones.
• Product-oriented mindset—the ability to connect deep infrastructure and low-level engineering work to overall business outcomes and platform reliability.
• Track record of establishing rigorous quality and regression testing processes for complex mathematical or geometric software.
  

About
Your growth and well-being:At Align, every smile matters. We’re committed to helping you thrive by supporting the health, growth, and well-being of our team members through a variety of tools and programs. While specific offerings may vary by location and role, Align employees can typically expect:Health and well-being programs to keep you thriving in both body and mind.Employee-exclusive discounts on Invisalign products.Learning opportunities through online learning resources and support for your individual development plans.Inclusive, global workplace that fosters collaboration, recognition and belonging.Country and/or role specific details will be shared with you by your recruiter during the interview process. Discover Align:We are a global community of game-changers and smart team players, united by our belief in the power of a smile. Our dynamic team of exceptional employees is dedicated to transforming the industry and creating extraordinary outcomes every day.Align’s core values of agility, customer, and accountability are more than words to work by, they are words we live by. The actions we take every day speak to who we are as a company and our focus on being truly impactful. We celebrate our differences, and the many ways we support one another— ultimately creating a more inclusive organization and world as we continue transforming smiles and changing lives.We foster a culture where thinking differently and seeking new experiences are not just encouraged but celebrated. With the Align Mindset, we empower each other, ensuring every voice is heard and valued in an inclusive environment that inspires creativity and collaboration.At Align, we believe in the power of a smile, and we know that every smile is as unique as our employees. As we grow, we are committed to building a workforce rich in diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences, fostering a culture of open-mindedness and compassion. We live our company values by promoting healthy people and healthy communities, all with the intent of changing millions of lives, one unique smile at a time. As part of our commitment to innovation, Align Technology includes exocad and Cubicure, companies that enhance our offerings and extend our impact to industry transformation.Eager to learn how we embrace our global differences and nurture employee well-being? Explore Align's culture here!Want to discover more about exocad and Cubicure? Click on their names for additional information.