Sr. Manager, Engineering

$184,060 - $248,500/Yr

Blackhawk Network - Pleasanton, TX

Full-time - Senior

Pleasanton, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Senior Manager of Engineering at Blackhawk Network is responsible for leading a team of software engineers in the development of innovative digital payment solutions. This role involves providing mentorship, managing high-level design processes, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software in an Agile environment. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align technology vision with business objectives, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance within the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and leadership to a group of 8-15 Software Engineers.
• Participate in technology deep dives and manage design processes and reviews.
• Conduct code reviews, scheduling, people management, and reporting status.
• Collaborate with senior engineering management and product management to ensure high-quality software solutions.
• Attract and recognize talented engineers while cultivating an Agile, high-performance software development organization.
• Inspire and empower team members to collaborate and improve their skills and practices.
• Drive software development efforts from architecture to release.
• Assess performance, provide feedback, and guide career development of team members.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to deliver software that meets business objectives.
• Adapt to changing requirements and maintain an Agile mindset within the team.
• Contribute ideas to the product roadmap based on industry trends.
• Perform all phases of software engineering including design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Promote software development quality and best practices through testing and code reviews.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience building distributed systems.
• 4+ years of management experience leading and mentoring software engineers in a commercial software product company.
• Experience working with product counterparts in contributing to the product roadmap.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required; Master's Degree in Computer Science is a plus.
• Expertise in agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Proficiency in incident and problem management, including root cause analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to convey technical concepts in non-technical terms.
• Experience managing distributed remote and diverse teams.
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Experience in payment systems is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with continuous integration and delivery practices.
• Familiarity with payment processing technologies and trends.

Benefits

• 401k with employer match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 12 paid holidays in 2024
• 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked
• Parental leave
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident and illness insurance
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Wellness benefits
• Flexible time off for all full-time employees.