Manager, Software Engineering

Responsibilities and Duties:

Lead, mentor and develop a team of full stack developers and ensure best practices around software development, code quality, and team performance

Actively contribute to technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure high engineering standards and drive impactful solutions.

Engage with customers and customer-facing teams to understand business needs, gather feedback, and help define product roadmaps that align with strategic objectives.

Drive project success by ensuring milestones and goals are met while collaborating closely with other divisions within R&D, such as the Business Analysts and Quality Engineering team

Lead by example, fostering a growth-oriented environment through hiring, developing, and supporting engineers at multiple levels.

Build and maintain a healthy and productive engineering culture that thrives on high quality, sense of ownership and pride, and accepting failure as being part of the process.

Ensure that your team is always working on the highest priority work and delivering through  the finish line on time.

Clearly communicate project updates, technical challenges, and team progress to leadership and other key stakeholders.

Seek and provide feedback to identify and implement process improvements that enhance team productivity, operational efficiency, and the software development lifecycle, fostering a culture of open communication and knowledge-sharing.

Qualifications:

5+ years technical experience, including designing architecture, implementation, and deployment of SaaS applications. Expertise in Python, Jira, MySQL

3+ years of experience managing a software development team in a high-growth environment as direct reports

Experience mentoring and developing software engineers in a hybrid work environment

Strong verbal and written communications skills needed to articulate complex, strategic and technical  thoughts and ideas effectively to multiple audiences, as well as to listen for meaning and understanding.

Self -directed and analytical, while being comfortable working in a team environment

Experienced leading a team in Agile methodologies

Experience with non-profits or social care organizations

Physical demands and work environment:

This job is based on-site in Austin, TX or Madison, WI with the opportunity to work remotely on Fridays.

This is largely a sedentary role. 

Limited travel may be required.

Standard office equipment is used, such as laptops, monitors and headsets, if needed.