Manager, Software Engineering at Skillsoft

At Skillsoft, we believe skills fuel growth. Our mission is to empower every organization and every learner to turn constant change into continuous growth. As part of the team, your skills will help organizations understand what skills they have, what they need next, and how to apply them in ways that drive real performance and progress. Join us at Skillsoft, where we are redefining enterprise learning and helping organizations build their Skillsforce™ of the future. Through our innovative software technology platform, we bring together immersive multimodal learning experiences, advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and world-class content to deliver measurable transformative impact at scale. At Skillsoft, we are building the Skillforce™ of the future—a workforce that is ready, adaptable, resilient, and equipped to thrive alongside rapidly evolving AI tool and technologies. We empower organizations and individuals to unlock their full potential in an ever-changing world. Skillsoft is seeking an adaptive, innovative experienced Software Engineering Manager who excels in dynamic product environments, possesses a genuine interest in AI-native development, and has a proven ability to build and mentor top-tier engineering teams during periods of rapid, as we look to build out our new next-generation LX Studio AI-native course designer and suite of technologies. This leader will be challenged with setting high standard for quality, communicate with clarity, and fostering an environment where team members can be their best and achieve their best work. If you’re driven to shape the future of workforce transformation and make a meaningful global impact while helping us build innovative software tools and technologies, we invite you to be part of what’s next. Responsibilities • Translates functional plans into operational delivery processes; guides cross-functional pods through ambiguity with up to one-year delivery impact. • Champions spec-first development as a force multiplier; helps engineers write sharper specs, makes planning the starting point for ambitious work, and uses metrics to surface signal and unblock the team. • Applies AI-assisted code review as the default; scopes human review to security, data access, financial flows, and architectural decisions. • Clearly communicate across engineering, product, and external stakeholders; able to drive cross-squad alignment on shared ownership and review SLAs. • Partners with customers, product, design, and GTM to translate real user problems into shipped features and stays close to adoption and feedback after release. Skills & Experience Required • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience with 2+ managing professional engineers; runs spec, architecture, and release-readiness checkpoints as delivery gates, not ceremonies with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Software Engineering. • Proficient in modern web frameworks, our stack includes React, GraphQL Node.js and Postgres • Practiced with spec-driven, AI-native development using Claude or equivalent; daily workflow includes spec writing, PR review, test generation, and regression sweeps. • Fluent in AI evaluations as a discipline; designs eval sets for generation quality, tracks metrics across model and prompt changes, and uses regression results to gate releases and inform product decisions. • Familiar with LangGraph (or similar) agentic architecture: two-harness patterns, async job queues (RabbitMQ), SSE streaming, and S3 + Postgres content persistence. Preferred Experience • Built or shipped products with AI-generated media pipelines — TTS narration, AI video generation, or multi-modal content production similar to Spark's podcast/video workflow. • Background in authoring tool platforms or e-learning content publishing pipelines (SCORM, xAPI, CP pipeline). MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT: Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in AI-native skills management for the human + AI era. By unifying learning, real-time skills intelligence, and workforce insights, Skillsoft helps enterprises build their Skillforce™ — humans and AI working together to drive measurable business outcomes. Through personalized, interactive learning across leadership, technology, and compliance, Skillsoft enables organizations to close critical skill gaps and accelerate transformation. Skillsoft is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 1000, and supports a global community of more than 105 million learners. Learn more at skillsoft.com. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply! NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Skillsoft does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Skillsoft employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Skillsoft Employment Agency Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Skillsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.