Software Engineering Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
• Be both a highly technical, and an effective people manager.
• Be a subject matter expert in at least one specific domain (examples: product, product infrastructure, infrastructure, machine learning).
• Lead teams that deliver on multiple projects of increasing dependencies in an ambiguous or high-impact area.
• Work with team and cross functional partners to define and influence strategy.
• Work on issues requiring an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
• Drive roadmap creation and execution.
• Collaborate with various functions, drive engineering initiatives and have an impact at an organizational level.
• Participate in technical design.
• Measure the impact of team and set clear expectations and goals.
• Manage activities of two or more sections or departments, supervising costs, methods, and staffing.
• Work effectively with cross functional partners and stakeholders to set and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Partner with leadership to influence and drive org design, contribution and prioritization.

Requirements

• Requires a Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Software, Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• Requires four years of work experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation.
• Four years of experience in software engineering including hands-on technical management building infrastructure core components.
• Coding in one of the following languages: C++, Java, Javascript, Python, or PHP.
• Recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management.
• Architecting, developing, and shipping software products and/or services.
• Management experience with technical teams, or experience as a technical lead or project manager.
• Building products including front end technologies or backend systems.
• Experience with Unix or Linux.
• Experience with large-scale Internet service architectures (load balancing, LAMP, or CDN's).
• Designing and developing distributed systems, storage systems, or cache and data distribution infrastructure.
• Scaling high performance, high throughput systems.
• Troubleshooting and diagnosing problems in large-scale systems.
• Coordinating large-scale, cross-functional efforts that span different teams.
• Developing and managing requirements, and making data-driven decisions.
• Leading strategic implementation and planning for risk and growth.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in relevant field.
• Four years of relevant work experience.