Sr. Manager Software Engineering

MFS Investment Management • Boston, MA

4d • $159,500 - $240,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures. The Senior Manager will help to design, develop & support enterprise data technology solutions that address the needs of business teams. Using professional judgment, designs and delivers technology solutions to support business needs by analyzing business processes, systems, and user requirements. Manages a software engineering team and contributes hands-on throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions adhere to established standards, best practices, and timelines. Partners with product owners, scrum masters, business analysts, quality assurance, and other technology teams to deliver reliable, scalable software solutions.

Requirements

• B.S/M.S in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to organize, plan, manage/deliver projects with a geographically dispersed team.
• Minimum 8 to 12+ years of experience in data engineering or similar technical roles, including at least 2 years in leadership or people-management capacity.
• Minimum 8 to 12+ years of experience with object oriented software development, enterprise architecture design patterns including star and snowflake schemas and lakehouse architecture concepts.
• Hands on experience with SQL, Oracle, SQL Server & Informatica or similar ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong understanding software development best practices including software design patterns, unit testing, code metrics, and secure coding.
• Experience working in a continuous integration environment, i.e., automated builds, code scanning, automated deployments.
• Self-starter, and ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with business, technology, and infrastructure teams

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of reporting platforms such as Coric and Seismic is a plus.
• Understanding of modern cloud warehouses such as Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Redshift or BigQuery is a plus.
• Understanding of structured and unstructured data processing for AI is a plus.
• Proven success in building cross functional teams to successfully deliver on complex initiatives.
• Experience with research and portfolio analytics systems
• Strong knowledge of databases (Oracle and SQL Server)
• Experience integrating with third-party systems either hosted and on-premises

Responsibilities

• Manages and develops assigned software engineering staff, including remote and offshore employees.
• Supports hiring, onboarding, performance management, training, and ongoing professional development.
• Allocates team resources across projects; monitors workload, delivery commitments, and skill development needs.
• Provides day-to-day technical leadership, including design guidance, troubleshooting, and code reviews.
• Acts as a mentor to junior team members and as a consultant within the department to support other development efforts.
• Leads projects or workstreams from requirements through delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Interprets business requirements and translates them into effective technical solutions.
• Communicates project status, risks, and dependencies to management and stakeholders.
• Manages multiple priorities concurrently and ensures timely, high-quality delivery.
• Ensures adherence to software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, coding standards, documentation requirements, and security practices.
• Contributes directly at an expert level to the design, development, testing, and deployment of mission-critical software solutions.
• Designs and implements system enhancements, including database changes and new technology integrations.
• Analyzes business needs and recommends appropriate technologies to deliver optimal solutions.
• Maintains current technical expertise across relevant technologies and platforms.
• Provides escalation support and guidance across support teams.
• Troubleshoots system, software, and production issues; ensures system reliability and adherence to SLAs.
• Coordinates production support activities, including collaboration with offshore teams and crisis management when necessary.
• Creates and maintains technical documentation to support system maintenance, knowledge transfer, and operational continuity.
• Develops, standardizes, and improves team processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Evaluates workflows and implements best practices across projects and teams.
• Ensures consistent governance, quality standards, and operational excellence.
• Performs other related duties as required to support team and organizational objectives.

Benefits

• Competitive incentive bonus
• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

What This Job Offers

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