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Senior Manager, Software Engineer - Forward Deployed Team

China, Shanghai · Job Posted February 20, 2026
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We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer who will design, build, and maintain software systems that deliver business value. In this role, you will focus on code quality, architecture decisions, and reliable delivery while leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity. You will verify and review AI-generated code to ensure it meets our quality standards. In this forward-deployed role, you will be embedded directly with business units including Commercial, Manufacturing, and R&D. You will operate like a 'startup CTO,' bridging the gap between building products and solving real business problems through rapid solution delivery and deep domain expertise. As part of the discovery-to-scale pipeline, you will identify recurring patterns and hand off validated solutions to Platform Engineers for generalization into enterprise capabilities. This role encompasses organization-wide technical strategy and architectural direction. You will define strategic direction and be accountable for outcomes, shape organizational practices and maintain external industry visibility. You will handle organizational-scale complexity creating clarity from chaos.

Job Responsibility

  • Drive delivery of the most critical technical initiatives
  • Establish engineering delivery practices across the business unit
  • Be the technical authority on high-stakes projects
  • Develop technical leaders
  • Shape engineering talent strategy across the business unit
  • Build high-performing engineering teams
  • Shape technology-driven business strategy
  • Represent technical perspective at executive level
  • Be recognized as a bridge between engineering and business
  • Design AI-augmented engineering workflows for your area
  • Evaluate new AI tools
  • Train engineers on effective AI usage
  • Balance speed with verification
  • Establish SLOs/SLIs across teams
  • Build resilient systems
  • Lead reliability initiatives for your area
  • Mentor engineers on reliability practices
  • Drive reliability culture
  • Establish documentation standards across teams in your area
  • Build knowledge management systems
  • Mentor engineers on effective technical writing
  • Drive process efficiency within your team
  • Coordinate cross-functional technical work
  • Lead retrospectives

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 12-15 years of relevant experience
  • Expert-level skills in Business Immersion, Data Integration, Full-Stack Development, Multi-Audience Communication, Problem Discovery, Rapid Prototyping & Validation, Stakeholder Management, Team Collaboration
  • Practitioner-level skills in AI Evaluation & Verification, AI Literacy, AI-Augmented Development, Architecture & Design, Code Quality & Review, Developer Experience, Knowledge Management, Pattern Generalization, Service Management, Site Reliability Engineering, Technical Writing
  • Working-level skills in Cloud Platforms, Data Modeling, DevOps & CI/CD, Lean Thinking & Flow, Technical Debt Management, Time Management & Deep Work
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