# Engineering Manager

> Futurex · Bulverde, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-31

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Engineering

## Description

Futurex is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software/firmware engineers building world-class HSM and Key Management products. You'll be the direct people manager for your team — responsible for their day-to-day performance, growth, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll balance people management with enough technical fluency to unblock your team and speak credibly to engineering tradeoffs.

**What You'll Do**

-   Serve as the direct manager for a team of software engineers — own 1:1s, performance reviews, PTO/attendance, and career development
-   Ensure day-to-day accountability: your team shows up, communicates blockers early, and delivers on commitments
-   Own sprint/project planning in partnership with product and program management; keep timelines realistic and on track
-   Identify and resolve delivery risks before they become missed deadlines
-   Partner with senior engineers on technical direction without necessarily writing production code yourself
-   Hire, onboard, and ramp new engineers on the team
-   Escalate resourcing, scope, or cross-team dependency issues to leadership proactively
-   Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and accountability

## Requirements

**What We're Looking For**

-   3+ years managing software or firmware engineers, ideally in a regulated, security-sensitive, or hardware-adjacent industry
-   Strong track record of hitting delivery timelines and managing performance/accountability issues directly and fairly
-   Comfortable reading technical work (code reviews, architecture docs) even if not actively coding
-   Excellent communication skills — comfortable delivering hard feedback and escalating risk early
-   Experience with agile/scrum delivery methodologies
-   Prior engineering background (CS degree or equivalent experience) preferred but not required if management track record is strong

-   Experience managing distributed/remote engineering teams
-   Background in cryptography, PKI, HSMs, or payments/security industries
-   Experience with performance improvement plans and difficult personnel conversations

## Benefits

-   Health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance
-   Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
-   Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement
-   Retirement plan with employer contribution match
-   Welcoming, family-style corporate culture uniquely suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals
-   One of San Antonio’s “Best Places to Work” for nine consecutive years

## Apply

[Apply at Futurex](https://apply.workable.com/futurex-1/j/28488EE6E4/apply)

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