Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Innovation

$169,500 - $322,100/Yr

Lowe's - Kirkland, WA

Part-time,Full-time - Manager

Kirkland, WA

10,001+ employees

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

The Sr Manager, Software Engineering will lead a team of Software Engineers in developing innovative solutions using microservices architecture and cloud computing for a Fortune 40 company. This role involves guiding the team in design, development, testing, and ongoing improvements of software solutions, ensuring successful deployment and maintenance of applications. The manager will also provide insights for the roadmap and health of the software portfolio, while focusing on empowering the team to solve complex problems and enhancing productivity through effective leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage software engineers who design, build, and maintain solutions within a set of technology products and/or services.
• Oversee the translation of business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions.
• Influence and establish best-in-class engineering practices through solid design decisions and conduct regular code reviews.
• Leverage DevOps tools such as Bitbucket, Jenkins, Github, and Grafana to monitor and identify improvement opportunities.
• Act as a hands-on leader responsible for building highly scalable and readily available solutions focused on customer needs.
• Track key results related to code reliability, reusability, security, and automation, holding teams accountable for delivering solutions.
• Partner with Scrum teams to align plans with team capacity and identify ways to increase team velocity.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with internal customers, third-party vendors, and senior management.
• Resolve escalated issues throughout the development and configuration of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions.
• Design solutions leveraging microservice architecture and event-driven API integration.
• Provide input for departmental budget and forecasting, managing expenses associated with initiatives.
• Coordinate estimation and execution of plans, schedules, and resource forecasts for services or applications in scope.
• Lead the team through all technology solution development phases, ensuring adherence to company methodology, policies, standards, and controls.
• Attract and hire talented individuals, set goals, provide feedback, and manage performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 8 years of IT experience.
• 4 years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• 5 years working on projects involving the implementation of software development life cycles (SDLC).
• 3 years of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field.
• 3 years of leadership experience with direct report responsibility.
• Experience managing operational and/or project financial budgets.
• IT consulting experience.
• Experience in IT Management in the retail industry.
• 3 years of experience in software development in an agile environment.
• Experience working with 3rd party vendors and/or software solution providers.
• 3 years working in an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework.
• Experience in an IT role requiring interaction with senior leadership.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, sick and volunteer time
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 401(k) Retirement account with company match
• Employee Assistance Program with concierge services
• Education support programs, including tuition assistance and trade skills scholarships
• Business Travel Accident insurance
• Maternity and Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Lowe's Associate Discount and broad discount platform
• Annual bonuses and enrollment in Lowe's Employee Stock Purchase Plan