Software Engineering Manager

Paradigm is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to support our client, an online learning platform and course delivery provider for companies around the globe. This role will focus on helping their teams and direct reports achieve operational efficiencies by ensuring teams are delivering with a high level of quality, accuracy and reliability.

Type: Direct hire

Location: Remote, United States

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, PTO, and sick days

As an Engineering Manager, you will:

• Manage and mentor a software development team of 8-12 people.
• Evaluate candidates and hire new team members.
• Evaluate and manage team performance.
• Work with offshore resources to achieve organizational goals.
• Work with stakeholders to discuss implementation tradeoffs. You will begin to challenge backlogs that don't address innovation and technical debt.
• Deliver implementation options to allow stakeholders to make a better, more informed decision on product priorities.
• Be the primary point of contact for Engineering; Insulate the team from unproductive contact with stakeholders so the team can focus on completing what they have committed to.
• Ensure there is a balance for team's agile backlog that is overloaded with features and lacks sufficient capacity to experiment, innovate and more importantly address technical debt.
• Ensure teams understand how their work rolls up to the larger company priorities.

• Utilize SCRUM metrics to track your teams' productivity and identify risks.

• Foster a culture of "Disagree and Commit" for transparency and collaboration.
• Celebrate team wins and share in their losses.
• Ensure teams understand and utilize best practices.

Requirements

Our skills and experience wish list includes:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of direct experience working in Software Engineering with 3-5 years management experience.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills are required.
• Experience working in an Agile software environment.
• Preferred experience in TypeScript, Node, Angular, C#, Python, Terraform, Docker, AWS, React, Material UI (not a hard requirement).

Benefits

Our client offers medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, PTO

About us, Paradigm

Want to love Mondays? It's possible when you love what you do. Paradigm is a staffing solutions firm dedicated to finding the perfect job for candidates. We're connected with some of the most innovative tech companies around, giving our employees that competitive edge needed in today's job market.

We are proud to offer a work environment free of harassment and discrimination. We value diversity and promote respect in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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