Colgate-Palmolive - Piscataway, NJ

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Manager
Piscataway, NJ
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

At Hill's Pet Nutrition, a division of Colgate-Palmolive Company, we are seeking an inspiring and technical Manager of Engineering to lead our global Direct to Consumer (DTC) initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will lead and inspire agile scrum teams, providing guidance to developers and collaborating with product architects to establish best practices and make strategic design decisions. You will play a critical role in tying business processes and requirements into full end-to-end designs, handling both the front and back end. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, data-driven, customer-centric, and can work well both independently and as part of a team. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and developing web applications to support internal and external clients and stakeholders. You will lead and collaborate with a team of developers to design end-to-end systems and solutions, ensuring alignment with the roadmap and seamless integration with platform components. Your role will also involve rapidly prototyping new ideas, optimizing applications for speed and scalability, and supporting the ongoing development of existing applications. Additionally, you will document development processes, conduct peer reviews, provide actionable feedback, and improve test coverage of existing code bases. You will manage and maintain data models while identifying and championing opportunities to use new technologies and processes. Mentoring junior developers will be a key aspect of your role, encouraging their growth and development within the team. This position requires a strong understanding of web technologies, cloud platforms, and modern development practices, making it essential for candidates to stay current on industry trends and emerging DTC technologies and ecommerce platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, and develop web applications to support internal and external clients and stakeholders
  • Lead and collaborate with a team of developers to design end-to-end systems and solutions, ensuring alignment with the roadmap and seamless integration with platform components
  • Rapidly prototype new ideas, optimize applications for speed and scalability, and support ongoing development of existing applications
  • Document development processes, conduct peer reviews, provide actionable feedback, and improve test coverage of existing code bases
  • Manage and maintain data models while identifying and championing opportunities to use new technologies and processes
  • Mentor junior developers, encouraging their growth and development within the team

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering or similar degree
  • 6+ years' experience developing and deploying end to end web applications
  • 3+ years of experience with full product life cycle releases
  • Current on industry trends and emerging DTC technologies and ecommerce platforms (e.g., Shopify)
  • Proficiency in web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
  • Experience with relational database technologies, data modeling, and optimizing/scaling code in production environments
  • Familiarity with developing applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker or Kubernetes)
  • Strong understanding of Git version control, security best practices, and test-driven development methodologies

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of event-driven systems, streaming analytics, and distributed systems
  • Expertise in Shopify development, including custom theme development, app integrations, and API utilization (e.g., REST, GraphQL)
  • Working on Agile/SCRUM development teams
  • Static and dynamic analyses toolsets
  • Use of user centric design and applying user experience concepts

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
  • Minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
  • Minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
  • Minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave annually
  • Up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave
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