Manager, Software Engineering

Skillable is a 100% remote and virtual tech company that’s modernizing the world of training. Come share your professional magic with highly talented, driven and fun colleagues who believe in the power of “skilling.” Experience what a true team focused on doing the right thing feels like! 

Our people and talent are what make us great and fun! We work together to create amazing solutions and experiences for our customers and their clients. We utilize our employees’ personal strengths to help our company grow and ensure our team is living their best, authentic life. We don’t just share our appreciation for our team members once a year with a branded mug—it’s shared on a daily basis. Our remote work environment blends the demands of work and life without the added pressure of commuting or feeling guilty about leaving early to visit the dentist. 

Come work with us and learn what teamwork and integrity blended with an emphasis on well-being and balance can do for your career! 

The Manager, Software Engineering will be responsible for leading and managing the Software Engineer discipline and a team of professionals at Skillable. Ensure consistent oversight of designing, developing, and maintaining software applications as well as the creation of new products and features. Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team, including architectural decisions and code reviews.   

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead engineering team by identifying and developing required engineering competencies to achieve company OKRs 
• Drive teams to create unit and functional tests, contributing to our commitment to Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). 
• Build and retain high performing inclusive teams through strong leadership and people development. 
• Develop future leaders and succession plans for key roles through assigning of regularly occurring responsibilities, mentoring and strategic delegation. 
• Manage, coach and mentor direct reports to foster skill development, knowledge sharing, and technical growth. 
• Ensure regular and on-going talent development discussions and career planning meetings with team members to provide constructive feedback and support their growth 
• Continuously improve business processes and practices related to engineering functions 
• Collaborate closely with Product Management aligning teams to optimize performance to deliver prioritized Features  
• Develop, create and own the delivery of appropriate onboarding and training materials to ensure successful assimilation with the team and division. 
• Design, train and implement engineering best practices. Engage in understanding market trends by independent learning and research. 
• Propose, prototype and champion technologies and processes that continuously help Skillable improve our SDLC 
• Assure compliance with all standards, policies, practices, etc.  
• Foster innovation by actively exploring and adopting new cutting-edge technologies  
• Partner with Security and Operations team to shift left secure coding practices and tooling 
• Develop future leaders and succession plans for key roles through assigning of regularly occurring responsibilities, mentoring and strategic delegation. 
• Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external partners and customers on a regular basis. 
• Other strategic business initiatives or cross-functional project involvement as required. 

 Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in a related field such computer science, or equivalent years of professional and related experience. 
• 10+ years working on largescale software product engineering delivering in a complex environment 
• 2+ years of professional software management experience managing, mentoring and coaching highly effective teams. 
• Successful Engineering and deployment of large-scale web products in an agile product development environment 
• Proven Experience mentoring and developing team