OverviewCorporate Tools is looking for a Software Engineer Manager. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll roll up your sleeves and dive into the code with your team, designing, developing, and maintaining complex software applications. You won't just manage from the sidelines-you'll be directly involved in technical projects, collaborating with your team on coding, design, and troubleshooting, all while leading by example. You'll be there to guide your team, helping them grow into their best selves both as engineers and people, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and collaboration. At the same time, you'll ensure the smooth delivery of software to users, offering support and training when needed, and celebrating the victories that come from a job well done. Your focus will be on leading initiatives and driving the team on our Core Systems, requiring a mix of deep expertise and a willingness to jump into different areas across the organization, doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
Wage Up to $185,000 / year
Benefits - 100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision for employees
- Annual review with raise option
- 22 days Paid Time Off accrued annually, and 4 holidays
- After 3 years, PTO increases to 29 days. Employees transition to flexible time off after 5 years with the company-not accrued, not capped, take time off when you want
- The 4 holidays are: New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
- Paid Parental Leave
- Up to 6% company matching 401(k) with no vesting period
- Quarterly allowance
- Use to make your remote work set up more comfortable, for continuing education classes, a plant for your desk, coffee for your coworker, a massage for yourself... really, whatever
- Open concept office with friendly coworkers
- Creative environment where you can make a difference
- No dumb benefits like free dog walking on the weekends that snobby hipster places have to make you feel cool, but mathematically won't cost the company much money because you won't use it
- Trail Mix Bar - oh yeah
Responsibilities - Responsible for leading 4-8 engineers across 1-2 teams, accountable for the team's productivity, delivery, morale and overall success.
- Aligning individual and business goals through employee performance reviews, talent alignments and regular one-on-ones.
- Leads the charge on upgrading and managing Core Systems to the the software platform as a whole.
- Acts as technical expert, designing, developing, and maintaining applications, both new and existing, ensuring adherence to specifications and high-quality data architecture.
- Independently handle application modifications and maintenance, alongside custom programming and performance optimization
- Tackle complex, high-priority technical challenges, ensuring the resolution aligns with design and performance standards
- Uphold software excellence through robust testing methodologies and ongoing development in Ruby on Rails applications
- Commit to the delivery and continuous improvement of high-quality software products
- Acts as final decision maker on technical issues within their domain of expertise
Requirements - BS in Computer Science or other equivalent degree/experience
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with designing, building and maintaining full stack web application development.
- Strong experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and relational/noSQL databases in production environments.
- 4+ years experience with other web frameworks like Rails, Laravel, Django, Express, Ember, Backbone etc
- Has demonstrated experience successfully leading an engineering team (manager or tech lead) including leading traditional scrum ceremonies, deployments and code reviews.
- A high threshold for navigating ambiguity and building effective solutions that scale
- Strong grasp of security principles and how they apply to e-commerce applications
- Adaptable and proactive in driving positive change, promoting continuous improvement, and aligning with company data initiatives.
