Software Engineering Manager

About Identiv

Identiv is a global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT). Our platform encompasses radio frequency identification (RFID) and near-field communication (NFC) technology, cybersecurity, and the full spectrum of physical access, video, and audio security. We verify frictionless access and anywhere operations, protect identities from malicious attacks, secure intellectual property, and drive IoT innovation. Identiv is trusted around the globe by an elite group of partners and innovative customers covering a wide range of vertical markets. From airports to seaports, critical infrastructure to government agencies, hospitals to schools, start-ups to corporations, we protect the people and places that power our lives. With a strong presence in multiple countries, we are at the forefront of innovation, driving technological advancements to shape the future. Identiv digitally secures the physical world! In a small company, everyone matters, and everything we do matters. We believe having the best people in the most exciting, aligned, relevant, and empowered roles with clear missions, goals and metrics are the key to our success!

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer Manager, you will lead our Velocity software team in a hands-on capacity. In this role, you will take ownership of our applications, ensuring their maintenance and timely delivery. Your responsibilities will span various critical aspects, including technical analysis, application development, unit testing, test automation, addressing technical debt, and driving modernization efforts.

As a seasoned leader, you will leverage your hands-on experience to manage and guide a talented team of engineers. Your expertise will be pivotal in implementing scalable architectural solutions, fostering systems thinking, and harnessing the power of incremental delivery through agile processes.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide hands-on team management to ensure the creation of high-quality software solutions that are secure, available, resilient, and scalable. Implement core architectural elements and coding standards while conducting thorough code reviews.
• Engage in mentoring and guiding the professional and technical growth of our engineering team members. Foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Lead and facilitate agile activities such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, system demos, architecture/design sessions, and retrospectives. Embrace agile principles and empower the team to deliver incrementally.
• Establish coding standards, implement core architectural elements, and perform code reviews.
• Lead team activities like sprint planning, backlog refinement, system demos, architecture/design sessions, and retrospective
• Collaborate across departments to effectively communicate changes, gather requirements, and maintain open lines of communication throughout the organization.
• Periodically review and address escalations, driving root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to enhance system performance.
• Participate in discussions and design sessions for components and design patterns. Act as a mentor and actively engage with other engineers to foster a culture of innovation.
• Lead the DevOps effort in our agile transformation, emphasizing continuous improvement, test and build automation, and the pursuit of quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Software Engineering experience encompassing all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including a minimum of the last 4 years dedicated to leading and managing development teams utilizing Agile methodologies
• Proficiency in critical thinking and analytical skills, demonstrated at both strategic and operational levels, coupled with a structured work approach, showcasing exceptional planning and organizational abilities
• A fervent commitment to DevOps principles, early-stage testing, continuous improvement, quality enhancement, rapid development cycles, and the implementation of test and build automation
• Extensive hands-on expertise in the development of scalable web and network applications utilizing .NET C#
• Highly desirable experience in firmware development and proficiency in C++
• In-depth experience with multithreading, Message Bus, REST APIs, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) designs
• Demonstrated experience in managing legacy porting and conversion projects is a significant advantage
• Strongly preferred experience in developing APIs
• Strongly preferred experience with frontend frameworks, particularly React
• Proficiency with Jira is highly valued

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Master's Degr