Anaplan - Senior Software Manager, QA

• Leadership & Management • 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in engineering management or technical leadership • Proven track record managing teams through significant process transformations (e.g., monthly to daily releases) • Experience managing both technical leads/Principal Engineers and individual contributors • Demonstrated ability to scale teams thoughtfully based on demand, not politics • Technical Depth • Technical Depth • Strong software development background with hands-on experience in platform, infrastructure, or data-centric environments • Deep expertise in event-driven architectures, streaming technologies (e.g. Apache Kafka, Flink, and/or Pulsar) • Proficiency across full stack technologies (Java, .Net, React) with the ability to guide technical decisions • Knowledge of hybrid/cloud-agnostic infrastructure, CI/CD, GitOps, and continuous delivery workflows • Delivery & Process • Delivery & Process • Pragmatic approach to balancing process, documentation, and speed of delivery • Deep understanding of DORA metrics and their proper application to drive improvement • Experience leading high-velocity engineering organizations with a daily release cadence • Skilled at change management and cultural transformation in engineering teams • Communication & Collaboration • Exceptional communication skills—written and verbal—with the ability to influence across all levels • Experienced creating executive-level strategy documents, roadmaps, and presentations • Comfortable working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones • Strong collaborative partnership with Product Management; proactive problem-solving mindset • Track record of building trust rapidly in new environments • Passion for technical mentorship and elevating team capabilities • Experience scaling systems and teams under high throughput demands • Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive delivery without perfect information • Comfort with asynchronous collaboration and remote team dynamics • Experience in hybrid engineering-management roles (player-coach background) • Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) • We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! • We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. • Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer • It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals. • Anaplan does not: • Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person. • Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication. • All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to [email protected] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.