Your Role and Responsibilities We're seeking a hands‑on Full stack Senior Engineering Manager to join our Experience Foundations team. This team owns critical TEAR (Trusted Experiences Access & Revenue) domains including Security UI, Networking UI, and Billing UI, as well as the shared experience foundations infrastructure (formerly UIF/UI Foundations team).You'll lead the evolution of our foundations infrastructure from UI‑only support to serving the entire Experience organization which includes several other interfaces (API/CLI/TF/VSCode/MCP). Along with this you will help establish patterns and best practices that enable UI engineers to confidently develop security and networking features across our application portfolio—including Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, and Tableflow.In this role, you'll also support the evolution of Networking, Security, and Billing UI experiences, especially as we adopt and integrate the latest and greatest technologies in these domains. As cloud providers introduce new networking capabilities, security standards evolve, and billing models become more sophisticated, you'll ensure our UI stays at the forefront—providing intuitive, scalable interfaces that make complex technical capabilities accessible to our customers.The Experience Foundations team owns several critical pillars:Security: User authentication, authorization, and security experiences (RBAC, BYOK, SSO, API keys, encryption management)Networking: Network configuration and connectivity interfaces (private networking, VPC peering, PrivateLink across AWS, GCP, Azure)Billing UI: Revenue‑critical billing and payment experiences (subscription models, multi‑month commits, promotional offers, chargebacks, usage tracking)Experience Foundations Infrastructure: Shared UI/UX infrastructure and tooling (formerly UIF/UI Foundations), including our design system, compliance support, experience performance, accessibility and more.Track record of elevating team capabilities through mentorship and knowledge sharingDemonstrated success partnering with Product and Design to drive executionExperience managing or collaborating closely with other engineering managersStrong communication skills and ability to influence across organizational boundariesExperience managing multiple product areas or technical domains simultaneouslyThese capabilities sit at the intersection of trust, infrastructure control, and revenue generation—foundational pillars that support our entire application ecosystem across Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, Tableflow, and future products.What You Will Do Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence Establish clear, reusable patterns and best practices for UI engineers developing security and networking codeElevate the impact of all UI engineers across multiple product teams (Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, Tableflow)Take a depth‑first, hands‑on approach to understanding systems and unblocking teamsGo deep in domain areas—understand the technical intricacies of networking protocols, security models, and billing systems to make sound architectural decisionsDrive the evolution of Experience Foundations infrastructure from UI‑only to supporting the entire Experience organization, partner with the existing Engineering Manager to shape and execute the foundations roadmapCross‑Functional Partnership Own PM and Design partnerships for Security, Networking, and Billing domainsEnsure smooth execution and delivery of product initiatives across these verticalsBridge technical and product perspectives to drive aligned outcomesTranslate domain complexity into clear execution plansChallenge product specs when necessary to ensure technical feasibilityPartner with product teams across the portfolio to ensure patterns meet their needsCommunicate progress, risks, and trade‑offs transparently to senior leadershipTeam & People Management Collaborate with existing engineering leadership to build cohesive team strategy, including existing manager in the foundations space as your direct reportMentor and develop engineers across multiple disciplines and experience levelsFoster a culture of ownership, excellence, and continuous improvementCreate leverage by empowering engineers with patterns, tools, and knowledgeBuild strong connections between Experience Foundations and application teamsChampion developer productivity through AI tooling adoption, test automation, and improved engineering processesYour work will enable UX engineers across our entire application portfolio to build consistent, high‑quality security and networking experiences. By establishing clear patterns and evolving our foundations infrastructure, you'll multiply the impact of every engineer working on Governance, Flink, Kafka, Connect, Tableflow, and future products—while supporting the foundational pillars that drive over 70% of Confluent's revenue.If you're energized by the challenge of transforming foundations infrastructure while elevating engineering capabilities across critical product domains, we'd love to talk.Required Education Bachelor's DegreePreferred Education Master's DegreeRequired Technical and Professional Expertise What You Will Bring:8+ years of software engineering experience with 4+ years in engineering managementStrong hands‑on technical background with ability to dive deep into complex systemsDeep frontend engineering expertise: Strong understanding of modern web development (React, TypeScript, component design systems)Proven ability to distill complex technical domains into clear patterns and best practicesExperience creating reusable patterns/frameworks adopted across multiple teams or productsPreferred Technical and Professional Experience What Gives You an Edge:Experience managing managers or leading leadersDomain knowledge in at least one TEAR area: Security (RBAC, SSO, BYOK, encryption), Networking (VPC, PrivateLink, routing), or Billing/Payments (subscription models, usage tracking)Experience evolving platform teams to serve broader organizational needsProficient with or highly curious about AI‑assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.)Track record of driving developer productivity improvements through tooling, automation, or process innovationMust have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. 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