Senior Engineering Manager

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

The reputation of Southern Glazer’s is well-established, and it's no surprise that we are regularly recognized for our culture. Southern Glazer’s has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity, as well as for Women and Parents & Families. These accolades speak volumes about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive culture of belonging for all employees.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more. 

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

Do you like building modern digital applications? Do you geek out about cloud services and cloud application architecture? Ever wanted to be part of building and shaping the engineering culture in a product driven, user-centered-design organization? Well, this is your chance. Here at Southern Glazer’s, we are embarking on a bold journey to transform and revolutionize the ways in which digital technology is used in the beverage alcohol industry. We’ve assembled a world class group of product and technology leaders that are bringing this vision to life. To do this we need to build a best-in-class digital technology engineering organization. 

We are building a portfolio of web and mobile applications, as well as modernizing existing applications so that we can deliver software the business needs with speed, while maintaining and strengthening quality and security. To do this, we need you. We need software engineers that think like product managers. We need software engineers that obsess over observability and know how to take advantage of all that modern cloud platform like Azure and AWS have to offer. In short, we need people that are passionate about building high-performing digital experiences, who know what it takes to build products that surprise, delight and improve the lives of users.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Manager in Digital Engineering to spearhead our digital transformation initiatives across the Digital Portfolios. This pivotal position is designed to elevate our digital capabilities, empowering our Digital team, enhancing customer engagement, and driving revenue growth through effective shared portfolio strategies.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a robust background in digital technologies and a proven track record of managing high-performing engineering teams. As a manager, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of innovative software solutions that align with our strategic objectives. Your role will also involve fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence within the team.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

• Experience managing multiple frontend and full stack development teams that support B2B / B2C applications.
• Experience in application development and support of web/mobile/cloud applications on an enterprise scale, online platforms.
• Experience in modern software development frameworks and languages including React, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, GraphQL and practical knowledge of Docker and containerization techniques.
• Experience in deploying scalable, high-performance applications using React for web and React Native for mobile platforms, ensuring excellent user experience and robust backend integration.
• In-depth knowledge of micro-frontend architecture to enhance modularity and scalability in web applications.
• Experience in developing and maintaining comprehensive design systems and pattern libraries to ensure consistency and high-quality user interfaces across platforms.
• Experience in developing and deploying Web and Mobile applications in Cloud such as Microsoft Azure (preferable), AWS or GCP.
• Strong foundation in DevOps practices, CI/CD and microservices architecture, especially using cl