Senior Software Engineering Manager

Description

You will lead a large group of technical employees who deliver engineering work that supports the company's business goals.

The role covers engineering execution tied to Vehicle Development Process deliverables, and it includes setting direction for the application stack, product features and system architecture.

You will work with product managers, designers and other teams so technology decisions match business goals and user needs.

The team is a subject matter expert group that shapes technical direction and influences strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to hit its targets and guide its work on new methods and initiatives that have no set procedure.
• Set and communicate the vision and strategy for your functional area, and deliver presentations.
• Run regular group meetings and pass along company policies, procedures, leadership messages and safety messages.
• Review deliverables and give direct, constructive feedback, giving timely and consistent feedback to direct reports.
• Handle performance issues when needed, take part in compensation planning and administer pay decisions.
• Spot obstacles early, step in to clear them and resolve problems before they grow.
• Guide software architecture, design and development practices, and host technical discussions.
• Lead company-wide efforts that set best practices for talent management, quality and development processes.
• Encourage experimentation with new ideas and technologies, and build a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Work with autonomous teams building new products and tools while keeping system quality, performance and scalability in view.
• Weigh new technologies against practical, efficient solutions, and keep up with advances that can improve engineering practice.
• Manage 15 people: 3 people leaders and 12 individual contributors, including 3 managers, 5 senior software engineers, 1 senior quality engineer, 1 software test engineer, 2 software engineers, 1 staff full stack software engineer, 1 senior software test engineer and 1 quality engineer.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, applied science or a related field.
• 8 years of experience as a software engineer, developer or in a related role.
• 5 years of experience developing applications and services.
• 5 years of experience contributing to the architecture, documentation and design of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability and scaling.
• 5 years of experience building responsive user interfaces with HTML5, CSS and JavaScript frameworks.
• 5 years of experience designing scalable architectures that combine frontend, backend and graphics components.
• 5 years of experience creating and integrating RESTful APIs.
• 5 years of experience deploying scalable visualization services with AWS, Docker and Kubernetes.
• 5 years of experience with C++, Java, TypeScript, C and Python.
• You can write clean, efficient, well-documented code.

Conditions

10% domestic travel is required.

Telecommuting is available 100% of the time.

Applicants may be asked to complete a role-related assessment and or a pre-employment screening before they start.

The company provides equal employment opportunity and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination.

Benefits

• Support for your well-being at work and at home starts on day one.
• Total Rewards resources describe the company's career and pay support.
• The company works to build an inclusive workplace where people can grow and belong.