Western Governors University
Manager, Software Engineer
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Job Description
The Software Engineering Manager will provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team. This individual will manage a team of personnel who design, develop, and support applications to meet business requirements. The Software Engineering Manager will deliver product and feature roadmaps and provide overall leadership and day-to-day management for a team of software development professionals. Additionally, they will provide resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies. This is a full-time, in-office position requiring 5 days per week in Raleigh, NC. Designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of enterprise-level Java application development experience.
- 2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams.
- Experience serving as both a hands-on developer and a people manager.
- Demonstrated people leadership and performance management experience, including coaching, feedback, team development, and employee reviews.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to partner with engineers to define and track clear, measurable goals.
- Ability to operate effectively in both self-directed and highly collaborative Agile environments.
- Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade Java-based web applications.
- Ability to translate complex technical requirements into functional, scalable solutions.
- Strong understanding of application architecture and integration patterns.
- Experience developing and consuming REST and SOAP web services.
- Proficiency with web technologies including XML and HTML.
- Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React or Angular.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, including Lambda, EC2, API Gateway, and EKS.
- Experience operating in a CI/CD environment with automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
- Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka.
- Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Preferred Qualifications
- Identity management systems (IDM/OSSO).
- Student Information Systems (SIS).
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms.
- Legacy System Integration and modernization efforts.
- Document management systems.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Raleigh, NC
Posted
3 days ago
Country
US