Software Engineering Manager

 About RoadRunner

At RoadRunner, our daily motivation is to accelerate the road to Zero Waste™ while providing maximum value for our customers and our communities. We achieve this through efficient, cost-effective and sustainable waste operations.

Our team cares deeply about each other and our planet, and we are dedicated to leveraging technology and innovation to modernize a vital industry with integrity, expertise and a passion for create a future where waste is a problem of the past™.

Technology, artificial intelligence and data-driven strategies are the backbone for our team of waste experts to reliably provide our customers with the most streamlined, cost effective and sustainable waste and recycling services.

Since RoadRunner’s creation in 2014, we’ve helped more than 12,000 customer locations achieve an average between 10 - 20% savings on their monthly waste bills while also improving their recycling efficiencies. We’re proud that RoadRunner’s industry-leading model has been recognized by the SEAL Business Sustainability Awards 2023, Pittsburgh Business Times’ Best Place to Work 2022, and Pittsburgh Inno’s 2022 Fire Awards. 

Our Glassdoor reviews are fantastic (3.3/5 on 283 reviews), our CEO’s approval rating is 71%, and 67% of our reviewers would recommend working here. Our Indeed ratings have consistently improved as we’ve been expanding our teams (3.4/5 on 79 reviews) and we now have over 13K followers on LinkedIn.

Please note: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship to be considered

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineering Manager to lead a new web development team here at RoadRunner. This role will directly impact the technical direction and implementation of our web applications and tech stack, collaborating closely with product, design, and business leaders to deliver innovative solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape our engineering culture and mentor a high-performing team. A strong technical background in web development, proven leadership skills, and a passion for team growth are essential.

Primary Duties Including % of time:

• 30% - Manage the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable web applications
• 30% - Lead the team through agile design and development, end-to-end delivery
• 20% - Provide technical insight and deliver individual contributor work
• 20% - Collaborate with product managers to define roadmaps and translate business requirements into technical specifications for web applications
• 10% - Maintain current awareness of marketplace trends, both technical and process improvements

Travel required: 0%

Organizational Relationship:

• Reports To: CTO
• Direct Reports: Engineering Team of 5 – 7 software engineers and one QA Analyst
• Interacts with: Technology, Product, External Stakeholders, Sales, Finance, Analysis, Customer Success, Operations

Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years professional experience in software development including design and implementation with prior experience leading software engineering teams
• 5+ years familiarity with developing software as a service (SaaS) using AWS or similar with prior experience with cloud-based software development and deployment
• Preferred experience managing software engineering teams
• Proficient with relevant technologies: Ruby on Rails, React, Node, Typescript, PostgreSQL or similar
• Experience building and managing web applications at scale.
• Experience creating technical scopes, technical requirements documents and technical roadmaps.
• The ability to communicate technical concepts and decisions to non-technical stakeholders. Experience hiring and growing an engineering team.
• Experience overseeing and implementing technical process such as pull request reviews, code coverage, continuous integration and deployment, and cloud platfo