Manager, Software Engineer - Raleigh, NC

Western Governors University • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

The Software Engineering Manager will provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team. This individual will manage a team of personnel who design, develop, and support applications to meet business requirements. The Software Engineering Manager will deliver product and feature roadmaps and provide overall leadership and day to day management for a team of software development professionals. Additionally, they will provide resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

Requirements

• Demonstrated people leadership and performance management experience, including coaching, feedback, and team development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to partner with engineers to define and track clear, measurable (SMART) goals
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into functional, scalable solutions
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade Java-based web applications
• Experience developing and consuming REST and SOAP web services
• Proficiency with web technologies including XML and HTML
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React or Angular
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, and EKS
• Experience operating in a CI/CD environment with automated build, test, and deployment pipelines
• Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka
• Strong understanding of application architecture and integration patterns
• Ability to operate effectively in both self-directed and highly collaborative Agile environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of enterprise-level Java application development experience
• 2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams
• Experience serving as both a hands-on developer and a people manager

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Experience with Oracle or other relational database systems
• Proficiency with Git and Jira
• Experience with identity management systems (IDM/OSSO)
• Experience integrating with Student Information Systems (SIS)
• Experience working with CRM platforms
• Experience with document management systems
• Experience integrating with legacy systems

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team.
• Manage a team of personnel who design, develop, and support applications to meet business requirements.
• Deliver product and feature roadmaps
• Provide overall leadership and day to day management for a team of software development professionals.
• Provide resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

Benefits

• bonuses
• medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• health savings account and flexible spending account
• basic and voluntary life insurance
• disability coverage
• accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• legal and identity theft coverage
• retirement savings plan
• wellbeing program
• discounted WGU tuition
• flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager