Manager, Software Engineering

Summary:

See the big picture as a people manager supporting Saver’s donation and store management products. Partner with Solutions Management and Enterprise Architecture teams to identify standards, analyze technology trends to develop a product roadmap that will allow Savers to meet its goals.  Serve as technology platform subject matter expert.  Have a strong “customer first” perspective in thinking about what technology services and products would delight and make a business impact.  Ability to work well with others, motivate other team members, and thrive in a dynamic and challenging work environment. Able to set goals and achieve scheduled deadlines.  This role reports to the Sr. Director Software Engineering.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead technical delivery of programs and projects across enterprise IT portfolio.
• Gain detailed existing product functionality and architecture knowledge and down the roadmap and drive the evolution to a service-oriented architecture.
• Analyze internal development process and make recommendations for changes.
• Be a champion of continuous delivery culture within the team and cross-functionally with other technical teams (infrastructure, release management, BI etc.) across Savers.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate design document elements into application code and active participation in code and design reviews
• Mentor less experienced engineers

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 

• An engineer that can look at a wide range of technical problems and make decisions and provide recommendations to the team.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• People management & hiring responsibilities
• Experienced in software design, tools, and continuous delivery development process in an agile environment
• Experience working as an individual contributor in Service Oriented Architectures, micro-services and event driven architectures
• Successful past delivery of products hosted in public cloud e.g., AWS, Azure etc.
• Hands-on application development using the following: C#, ASP.NET, XML, SOAP, Web Services and JavaScript using .NET Framework; Relational Database Design; Microsoft SQL Server; SQL Server triggers/stored procedures using T-SQL; SQL Server Reporting Services

Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• Minimum 5+ years enterprise IT enterprise architecture experience that includes hands-on software development, DevOps engineering, or systems architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on application development using the following: C#, ASP.NET, XML, SOAP, Web Services and JavaScript using .NET Framework; Relational Database Design; Microsoft SQL Server; SQL Server triggers/stored procedures using T-SQL; SQL Server Reporting Services
• People management & hiring responsibilities
• Experienced in software design, tools, and continuous delivery development process in an agile environment
• Experience working as an individual contributor in Service Oriented Architectures, micro-services and event driven architectures
• Successful past delivery of products hosted in public cloud e.g., AWS, Azure etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Business / Retail Operations background preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Ability to receive detailed information through verbal communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Ability to receive detailed information visually through written communication (both physical and electronic).
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.

FLSA Status

• Exempt

Tools and Equipment Used:

• Laptop or desktop computer, phone, copy machine, etc.

Travel:

• 5% or less travel

Work Address:

• SSC Bellevue, WA

 
           Sick Pay

• Vacation Pay

* Actual amount based on position and hours worked

* Increases with length of service

• Part-time = 20 to 40 hours annually
• Full-time = 40 to 80 hours annually
• Holiday Pay

* Based on position and full-time/part-time status

• 6 paid holidays plus 1 to 2 additional floating holidays

401(k) plan  -  Company will match $1 for $1 of your contributions up to 4%.

Team member discounts - Up to 50% off store merchandise.

Flexible spending accounts - Use pre-tax dollars for eligible health and day care expenses.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  - A whole suite of free tools and resources to manage life’s challenges and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Life insurance - Company provided peace of mind and the option to purchase a supplemental plan.

Annual Bonus and/or Performance Merit Increases