Manager, Software Engineering

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Job Summary

The Manager, Software Engineering plans and directs software engineering activities. They coordinate the creation, design, development, and continuous improvement of applications in accordance with established programs and company goals. The incumbent provides technical guidance and ensures the use of sound engineering practices and effective use of resources. They establish and monitor achievement of team goals under the general guidance of the Director, Software Engineering/ VP, Software Development. 

Key Responsibilities

• Guide Agile software development team(s) to deliver quality software  

• Collaborates with business analysts, scrum masters, QA staff/managers and digital product managers in the specification of the development roadmap.  

• Plans and directs the work of the engineering staff, developing timely solutions to designated goals. Participates in the technical development of solutions.  

• Develops and maintains an effective engineering organization. Mentors engineering staff to efficiently accomplish goals while developing flexible, timely solutions. Serves as the solution architect for the team.  

• Participates regularly in resolution of critical software related issues.  

• Prepares and maintains project and resource schedules. Monitors progress of projects, confers with project engineers and reviews reports to determine if development is progressing according to schedule, cost estimates and guidelines.  

• Coordinates the efforts of third-party and outsourced software development vendors.  

• Reviews and approves program specifications, designs and other technical documentation prepared by software engineers.  

• Ensures adherence to standard governance, operational guidelines, and production support SLA’s.  

• Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment, selection, training, development, performance administration and recognition. 

Required Knowledge & Skills: 

• Broad expertise in theoretical & practical application of highly specialized software engineering best practices methods & techniques.  

• T- shaped skill set – in depth knowledge and experience in developing software applications on the assigned software platform or technology and broad knowledge of related technologies.  

• Proficiency with various programming languages used such as Java, J2EE. 

• Proficiency with Web application development and distributed database (including NoSQL database) 

• Experience with deploying enterprise class high availability on OpenShift or other cloud containers.  

• Proficiency with design patterns, application performance tuning and capacity planning 

• Knowledge of application test automation products, processes, and best practices 

• Extensive knowledge of source code change management. 

• Experience with Agile software development processes as development manager or as