Software Engineering Manager

Cologix•Denver, CO

35d•$135,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As a Software Engineering Manager at Cologix, you will lead a talented team, dedicated to designing, building, and delivering a best-in-class, software-defined network (SDN) exchange platform, which will provide the next-generation of cloud connection and digital Meet-Me-Room (MMR) services to our customers. Working together, your group of cross-functional Developers, Network Engineers, Analysts, and Technical Specialists will turn customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and creative ideas into products and features that are open, accessible, completely transparent, highly efficient, wildly scalable, and incredibly effective. Collectively, you will be responsible for delivering a universal connection platform that is, to our customers, valuable, intuitive, and competitive. This is a top priority of the business, and as such, you will be expected to act as a customer advocate, ensuring that this is the solution that our customers both want and need.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Administration, IT, Business Systems, or related field highly preferred
5+ years as a previous individual contributor in a Sr Engineering, Sr Product Management, or equivalent role
3+ years of management or leadership experience in software, IT, or equivalent technical environment
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Proven ability to deliver on time-sensitive projects by working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a Network Exchange, Cloud Exchange, Internet Exchange, or other network services product a plus
Experience or certification with major Cloud Services Providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud) preferred
PMP/Scrum certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead your team of developers, ensuring that they have the information, connections, tools, and attention needed to keep them unblocked and on track to deliver quality solutions
Host daily calls with your team to drive project completion
Prioritize the work for your team, adjusting to new information and requests
Provide input and technical expertise during design and development phases of the SDLC
Triage internal support cases that are escalated to your team, working closely with the Support and Client Experience teams
Provide project updates, trends, and reports to the business
Work with project stakeholders to drive towards timely milestone completion
Validate project scope and set accurate project milestones
Provide program management of major initiatives
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for assigned projects
Lead development discussions with Business Units, stakeholders, and your team to finalize expected deliverables
Review and edit requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution
Analyze impact of issues and solutions to other areas of the company
Ensure issues, bugs, or blockers are identified, tracked, reported and resolved in a timely manner
Identify and communicate required or necessary strategy, project, or solution changes to your development team
Assist in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules
Coordinate the launch of software with supporting teams (e.g. Marketing, Support, Sales), including any required release scheduling, announcements, documentation, training, etc. to ensure the successful adoption of solutions from your team
Ensure enforcement of software engineering quality and compliance standards, and provide evidence to related controls during team audits
Collect customer and stakeholder feedback, and stay up to date on related industry solutions, to help inform your platform roadmap and keep your solutions competitive