Senior Manager, Software Engineering
About The Position
Plan, guide, and control the delivery of software development projects of various size and scope, and provide leadership to the team in achieving enhancements and production support to products and services. Manage a team of software engineers responsible for providing desired functionality for products or services, spanning multiple technologies and solution domains. Manage the design, development, and implementation of software that meets established specifications. Manage production support activities for products and services. Work closely with Product Managers to ensure new features fulfill business requirements. Evaluate project proposals and/or business concepts for development level of effort. Prioritize and allocate available resources necessary to effectively implement projects/enhancements. Assist with troubleshooting and resolution of production and/or customer support issues. Prioritize multiple tasks and manage conflicting deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Maintain flexibility and manage conflict in a dynamic organization. Exercise independent judgment. Support the ongoing professional development plans of software engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience; Minimum of 1 additional year of experience related to functional area
- Minimum of 3 years of management experience with responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work, and managing the performance of direct reports
- Software development experience in Java, web services, system integrations, and relational database platforms
- Demonstrated experience in implementing significant systems and process changes; proven ability to work in partnership with other managers to accomplish objectives
- Proven ability to determine priority of projects and assignments based on quantifiable business benefits and available resources
- Proven ability to effectively manage multiple, simultaneous tasks, problems, and projects
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFM)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFM), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment
Nice To Haves
- Experience with full stack development - .Net/C#/Java
- Experience leading software engineering teams through technology modernization, platform improvement, or engineering process transformation.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted software development practices, including AI-supported coding, testing, code review, documentation, debugging, and productivity improvement.
- Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including API-first design, system integrations, cloud-based delivery, CI/CD, DevOps, observability, and production reliability.
- Demonstrated ability to use data, engineering metrics, customer impact, and business value to prioritize work and make resource tradeoff decisions.
- Proven ability to partner with Product Management, UX, Operations, and business stakeholders to deliver capabilities that meet business needs and improve customer outcomes.
- Ability to frame complex technical and business problems, evaluate options, communicate tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions.
- Experience developing engineering talent and building teams with strong ownership, collaboration, technical judgment, AI fluency, and continuous learning behaviors.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence skills, including the ability to explain technical risks, delivery progress, and recommendations to senior leaders.
- Experience in healthcare technology, sensitive data environments, HIPAA/PCI considerations, or healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 or FHIR
Responsibilities
- Plan, guide, and control the delivery of software development projects of various size and scope, and provide leadership to the team in achieving enhancements and production support to products and services.
- Manage a team of software engineers responsible for providing desired functionality for products or services, spanning multiple technologies and solution domains.
- Manage the design, development, and implementation of software that meets established specifications.
- Manage production support activities for products and services.
- Work closely with Product Managers to ensure new features fulfill business requirements.
- Evaluate project proposals and/or business concepts for development level of effort.
- Prioritize and allocate available resources necessary to effectively implement projects/enhancements.
- Assist with troubleshooting and resolution of production and/or customer support issues.
- Prioritize multiple tasks and manage conflicting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain flexibility and manage conflict in a dynamic organization.
- Exercise independent judgment.
- Support the ongoing professional development plans of software engineers.
Benefits
- eligible bonuses and commissions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
