Senior Manager of Software Engineer, Veza

• We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Manager, Software Development to lead and inspire our talented engineering team
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a leadership role. Should have experience building enterprise SaaS products
• Startup experiences that scale a team from under 20 to 40+
• Experience building, delivering and managing support for SaaS products that stream large amounts of data
• Experience building and delivering services in AWS and/or on Kubernetes
• Experience leading and managing a fully distributed team
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and modern software delivery process
• Knowledge of Agile development, including Scrum management, stories, defect tracking & management, product backlog, JIRA and MVP
• Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills
• Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects
• Relentlessly high standards (never satisfied with the status quo)
• Able to dive deep, never out of touch with the details of the business and technology
• Lead and manage multiple software engineering teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing, and inclusive work environment
• Organizational competencies and project management skills to keep projects, processes, and the entire engineering team on track
• Experience working with product, design, business and leadership in setting the long term strategic direction for team and product
• Ability to wear multiple hats in a fast-paced environment
• Hands-on, “can do” attitude and a bias for action
• Low ego and high intellectual curiosity

Desirable

• You will be responsible for defining the technical vision and roadmap, overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality software products, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the engineering organization.You'll work alongside builders who have helped to shape the success of companies such as Google, Okta, AWS and more
• This is a key leadership role within the Engineering organization
• Create detailed engineering execution plans, cadence and processes for engineering team members to use and abide by
• Propose and oversee resources, dependencies and timelines for engineering projects
• Execute on engineering processes and plan, iterate on processes based on teams’ feedback, ensure customer deliverables are on time
• Drive the team to strive for the best quality for completed projects
• Drive the Engineering team to have end-to-end ownership of their deliverables, including development, testing, deployment and support
• Cultivate a high-pace and resilient engineering culture for continuous innovations
• Work with product managers to note down the product requirements and customers’ use cases, and work as a team for prioritization and adjustments of the deliverables if needed
• Clear engineering communications on key engineering fronts - priority, engineering achievements, alignment with leadership team
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers and stakeholders
• Have a process to hire, onboard, grow and retain engineering talent
• Answer questions and address issues brought forth by the engineering team members
• Mentor and challenge team members for better productivity
• Build plans for engineering resources to deliver product roadmap items