Software Engineering Manager | Fully Remote | Full-time
Our Mission
To change how organizations do work.
Trao is an AI R&D lab for mid-market and enterprise companies. We research, design, build, and deploy software and AI systems. We've delivered work across industries, including:
- Large banks such as CommBank (one of Australia's largest banks)
- The UK Government
- US-based family offices
- Numerous VC-backed startups
Behind the scenes is a team obsessed with over-delivering extremely high-quality work every single day. We are engineering-first, detail-oriented, and focused on solving real business problems through automation that most teams would consider impossible.
We work on very ambitious projects.
Work Style & Expectations
- Fully remote
- Fast timelines, real ownership, real accountability
- Daily collaboration with founders, engineers, and AI researchers
- High autonomy with high expectations
If you are NOT passionate about software, this role will not be a great fit. You must be very technical.
The Role
You will lead a team of engineers while remaining deeply hands-on -- working directly with founders and engineers to design systems, review code, make technical decisions, and ensure high-quality execution. You must be comfortable working closely with highly technical engineering teams.
What You'll Do
- Lead and manage a team of software engineers building production AI systems
- Stay hands-on by reviewing code, debugging issues, and contributing to development
- Drive architecture decisions and engineering best practices
- Own sprint planning, engineering execution, and delivery timelines
- Work directly with clients to understand, document, and translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Collaborate closely with founders, product, and AI teams throughout development
- Mentor engineers and maintain a high-performance engineering culture
- Ensure production reliability, scalability, and code quality
- Coordinate technical execution across multiple AI initiatives
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Software Engineering Manager or Senior Software Engineer
- Extremely high ownership attitude, and you must be very technical
- Passion for software/AI
- Experience leading or mentoring software engineering teams
- Strong software architecture and system design skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving
- High ownership with exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable working in fast-paced startup environments with ambiguity
How to Apply
Apply directly on LinkedIn.
Beyond applying on LinkedIn, if you believe you're a very strong fit, email [Confidential Information]:
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