Manager, Software Engineering

Manager, Software Engineering

Location

Overland Park, Kansas

Responsibilities

• Ensure your team(s) have the context they need (e.g., business need, technical, design) to make implementation decisions that align with product and organizational objectives.
• Coach and guide engineers, and testers, in expanding their skills and developing their careers.
• Engage with other Engineering Managers, Principals and Lead Engineers, and Directors in shaping the future of the division’s technology choices, engineering principles and architecture, and delivery strategies.
• Deliver best-in-class solutions for our payments platform.
• Collaborate in a dynamic environment with a shared sense of responsibility and a strong mission.
• Facilitate technical discussions to remove roadblocks and maintain progress on your team.
• Continuously focus on improving the scalability, reliability, security and performance of the platform while advocating for investments that align with strategic objectives.
• Think strategically and advocate for technical investments that must be considered to achieve business objectives.
• Facilitate technical discussions and build consensus among engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop a point of view on technical matters, and effectively communicate architectural decisions and technical strategies, so that development teams organically align behind a shared vision with an understanding of why everyone should follow the strategies presented.
• Take on new challenges and opportunities and rapidly develop your own skills.
• Work with the cross-functional teams to identify, articulate, and mitigate Product and project issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related scientific, technical or business discipline.
• Minimum of five years job related experience.
• Demonstrated management abilities and effective group facilitation skills.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and recruiting team members.
• Experience developing roadmaps and plans for an engineering team, and coordinating planning and collaborating with product, design, and other engineering groups.
• Ability to take ownership of a product, service or major feature or component and be responsible for its on-time delivery and continued success.
• Professionalism - Ability to ethically communicate effectively in writing and verbally. Soft skills to represent the organization clearly and accurately.

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