Software Development Manager, Books MOD Technologies
About The Position
We develop and optimize the software solutions that power the Make-On-Demand (MOD) manufacturing cells worldwide to unlock new formats, automate production, reduce process waste, improve efficiency, lower cost of manufacturing, and improve the quality of books manufactured. The scope of our work is within the four walls of the manufacturing cell, from the time we get a manufacturing request until the book is manufactured, ready for fulfillment. Our north star with our partners is full automation of production and active assistance to operational leaders leveraging AI, CV, ML, robotics. You are invited to work on real world problems on a global scale, own their systems end-to-end, and influence the direction of our technology that impacts millions of customers around the world. You should be passionate about setting the standard for engineering excellence, building manufacturing software solutions, having strong software development, systems and process design skills as well as solid project management abilities. You should excel in tactical execution and responsibilities range from creating technical plans to driving software development. You will have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to work cross-functionally. A keen sense of ownership is a must. You should also be comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment with fast delivery time, rapid iteration, and data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Nice To Haves
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience with agentic and smart manufacturing, manufacturing execution systems, warehouse management software
Responsibilities
- Develop and own product vision, strategy and roadmap
- Own manufacturing feature development, delivery, operation and support activities
- Execute projects within an Agile/Scrum environment
- Partner with Product and Science on roadmap definition
- Practice customer obsession by working directly with Operational users of your software worldwide
- Hire and develop engineers and foster career growth and higher standards
- Help develop long-term development and business technology strategies
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
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