Manager - IT Development - Costco Travel

Costco • Issaquah, WA

116d • $137,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco's success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others. Come join the Costco Travel IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees. As a member of the IT Management Team, you are responsible for managing, developing, and leading a team of employees. Your role includes leading the specific functional responsibilities of your team, which involves overseeing team performance and deliverables. However, your role as a leader within our organization requires more than the management of resources and day-to-day operations. As a steward of the company, you are charged with the development and execution of your team's strategic vision and plan and ensuring that your team's actions align with the larger goals of the company and the IT Division. The Manager of Software Engineering for Costco Travel is responsible for defining and executing the development strategy for Costco Travel's E-Commerce websites, web services platform and supporting applications. This individual is responsible for ensuring proper policies and procedures are in place to maintain industry leading architecture, design, and development standards for all assigned areas. This position requires extensive knowledge of large, highly available, distributed web development environments with an emphasis on e-Commerce applications. The right candidate will be responsible for the continued growth and support of the technological environments, development team's business knowledge, and the appropriate application of Costco Travel policies. As the primary conduit between your employees and upper leadership, your role in communicating and modeling the values and guiding principles of our company culture is of vital importance. All members of IT Management should strive to consciously and consistently foster a culture of engagement, trust, and 'open door' communication. If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies 'to work for', simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

Requirements

• 3+ years' current experience leading/managing an e-commerce and/or e-business application development team.
• Development team experience in a Java based environment required.
• Recent commercial experience in Ecommerce, Web Services and Web application development required.
• Experience in development environments that include SOAP and/or REST, MS-SQL Server and T-SQL, JDBC or equivalent data-tier frameworks.
• Depth of experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Detail oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to analyze a situation for potential future problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a crisis situation.
• Extremely responsive, with a strong sense of urgency.
• Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of the business including nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient in Microsoft Workspace applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example and appropriately handles employee concerns.
• Ensures staff provides an exceptional member experience.
• Ensures proper department coverage and understands department budget.
• Coaches and mentors employees to provide support and guidance.
• Shares information with employees via meetings and one-on-one conversations.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and maintains self-control in intense situations.
• Encourages different approaches and ideas to accomplish goals.
• Ensures employee and member information is kept confidential.
• Takes responsibility for the technical teams that build and develop features and tools for Costco Travel's applications.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, coaching, and career development planning for team members.
• Participates in defining the strategic direction and technology roadmap.
• Works with team and peers to define and implement standards and best practices.
• Drives adoption and ensures adherence to the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Takes responsibility for ensuring the maximum quality of technology applications.
• Participates in architecture, design, and code review sessions.
• Keeps current on new technology and makes recommendations.
• Creates and manages the resource plan for the development department.
• Drives execution of small to medium development projects.
• Maintains and fosters a sense of urgency within the team.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
• Health care reimbursement account
• Dependent care assistance plan
• Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase plan to eligible employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree