Manager, Software Engineering (NJUS)

Netjets - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Columbus, OH

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About the position

As a Manager of Software Engineering at NetJets, you will lead an agile engineering team focused on delivering innovative technical solutions using Cloud Native technologies. This role emphasizes building a high-performing team while leveraging technology to address complex business challenges. You will be responsible for overseeing the technical strategy, employee development, and ensuring alignment with Lean-Agile frameworks, all within a collaborative and flexible work environment.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate technology, quality, hygiene, and infrastructure delivery of solutions.
• Determine mitigation strategies for risks and impediments during execution.
• Accountable for employee development and talent management.
• Partner with the Solutions Manager to ensure work is prioritized and understood by the Delivery Team.
• Act as a point of escalation for the Solutions and Delivery teams for issues/blockers.
• Help teams resolve/remove impediments, utilizing Scrum Master and/or IT Project Manager as needed.
• Ensure alignment and adherence to Lean-Agile framework and Guardrails.
• Improve team technical capabilities and skills.
• Accountable for technical strategy for the 3-6 month time frame.
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring adherence to delivery commitments and internal standards.
• Work across the organization for 'one team' deliveries requiring multiple groups.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to prioritize business value, including technology hygiene and risk.
• Ensure adherence to all administration responsibilities, including time tracking and HR milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8-10 years of experience working in IT with 3+ years of software development experience as a manager.
• Experience working directly within engineering teams and leveraging technology to solve business problems.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices (TDD, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Native development).
• Track record of driving results through continuous improvement in a collaborative work environment.
• Experience with agile software development and designing software architectures for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Passion for people management and mentorship to build high-performance software engineering teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience facilitating meetings with multiple customers and technical staff.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and quickly comprehend new concepts in technology and business.
• Experience supporting mission-critical (24x7) applications.