Manager Software Engineering

Alaska Airlines • WA-SeaTac, WA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Software engineering role is responsible for executing the digital services strategy for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. As a people leader, this role leads and establishes priorities for software engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure digital solutions that support business objectives, operational excellence, and customer experience. The role develops and leads technical talent, drives a culture of innovation and partners across product and technology disciplines to enable the successful delivery of digital products and services.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in Software Engineering.
• 2 years of leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in computer science or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Strong software and data structure design, development and architecture experience.
• Experience delivering modern software, apps, or systems at scale for large customer bases.
• Demonstrated ability to manage effective collaboration with design and product for success.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading teams that built, deployed and supported enterprise-scale mobile applications.
• Hands-on software development experience architecting, designing, and developing iOS or Android mobile applications.
• Well-versed in current DevSecOps engineering practices.
• Experience in managing multiple scrum delivery teams.
• Experience in critical application support and site reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers and establish priorities for the design, development, delivery, and support of digital products and technology solutions.
• Make decisions related to software engineering practices, technical direction, architecture, development standards, and quality assurance within the engineering function.
• Execute the software engineering strategy by delivering high-quality technology solutions that support business objectives, operational excellence, reliability, and safety.
• Drive effective practices that ensure the delivery of robust, scalable, reliable, and highly available technology solutions.
• Partner with Product Management and other cross-functional stakeholders to provide technical input on product roadmaps, priorities, and technology solutions.
• Develop people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback, focusing on delegation for stretch assignments, growing team capability and capacity, evaluating team performance, and supporting employee development.

Benefits

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

What This Job Offers

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