Sr Manager Engineering - Mapping

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the high-level allocation of resources to new feature development, balancing that against the paying down of historical technical debt.
• Participate in staff recruitment, performance assessment, salary, training, career development, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Coordinate vendor contracts, deliveries, and schedules with affected company parties.
• Refine software development methodologies and tools within the organization.
• Work with the team to ensure stories and tasks are aligned with the features being built.
• Collaborate with the product team to understand product requirements.
• Groom backlog and monitor AWS costs and system health.
• Facilitate and participate in design, requirement, and systems documentation.
• Immerse yourself in the tools and systems built by your teams.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen and willing to obtain a Secret security clearance or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science preferred) or 4 years of additional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in leading teams and people management.
• Familiarity with programming or leading geospatial teams.
• Knowledge of a range of software development methodologies (waterfall, iterative, agile, scrum).
• Strong management, analytical, and written/oral communication skills.

Nice to Have

• 5 years of software engineering management experience, preferably with agile practices.
• Strong self-motivation and willingness to be involved in system design and operability.
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities independently.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
• Program and project management experience.
• Knowledge of microservice-based large-scale systems.
• Working knowledge of AWS or comparable cloud technologies.
• C++ or Python programming expertise.
• Geodesic and/or photogrammetric expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (preferably Computer Science) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in team leadership and management.

Benefits & Perks

• Paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k).
• Opportunities for professional development, conference attendance, industry training, hackathons, paid certifications, education reimbursement, and student loan forgiveness.
• Incentive eligibility based on contribution, company performance, and individual results.