Manager/Director of Software Engineering

SherlockTalent; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Sick days

Birthday day off

Paid holidays

401K

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

Job summary

SherlockTalent is seeking a Manager/Director of Software Engineering in Weston, Florida to lead the engineering team for our SaaS platform and related applications across multiple domains.

The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background, a proven history of managing developers and projects, and the ability to drive technical strategy, architecture, and high-quality delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, CS or related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering management with 5+ direct reports.
• Hands-on backend design, architecture, and delivery.
• Experience with AWS; LAMP stack; Symfony/Laravel is a plus.
• Familiarity with travel/booking systems is a plus.
• Experience with Agile software development (SCRUM/Kanban/Scrumban).

Responsibilities

• Define coding standards and deployment methodologies with team agreements.
• Monitor platform stability with DevOps across production/non-production environments.
• Develop and report engineering KPIs related to team performance.
• Gain deep understanding of system integrations and business rules.
• Lead and mentor engineers to build robust, secure software with CI/CD.
• Partner with product owners to understand end-user needs and prioritize work.
• Manage release schedules for patches and major releases.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team.
• Collaborate with Customer Service to troubleshoot production issues.
• Recruit, interview, hire and train high-performing engineers.

Skills

Software eng. mgmt

Team leadership

LAMP stack

AWS

Agile/SCRUM

Distributed systems

Frontend (Angular/React)

CI/CD

Education

BS in Engineering/CS

Tools

JIRA/Bitbucket

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Role:Manager/Director of Software EngineeringLocation:Weston, FloridaCompensation:$150K+ Depending on ExperienceJob Type: Full Time/PermJob#: 7193

General Position Description:

The Manager/Director of Software Engineering will supervise the engineering team and technical strategy for our SaaS platform and the related applications covering multiple domains and architectures.

This is a full-time role, the ideal candidate will report to our CTO. We are actively searching for somebody with a strong software engineering background and a successful history of managing developers and projects.

Who We Want

• Independent thinkers and self starters.
• Someone who enjoys solving complex problems and is able to think on their feet.
• A dedicated team member who thrives in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure projects are completed on time and meet expectations.
• A highly collaborative individual. Someone who builds and leverages cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information and use cases, and to develop the best solutions.
• Be willing and able to roll up your sleeves and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce coding standards and development and deployment methodologies and processes including team agreements.
• In conjunction with the DevOps team, monitor and ensure platform stability across multiple production and non-production development environments.
• Develop, monitor and report on engineering KPIs as related to team and individual performance.
• Rapidly gain a deep understanding of the current ecosystem, including system integrations, business rules, and operational management flows.
• Lead, guide, support and manage a team of software engineers of various experience levels to build state-of-the-art components and features while ensuring adherence to development best practices, CI/CD, and automation.
• Establish strong partnerships with product owners, and gain a deep understanding of the different types of end-users and their needs.
• Maintain top delivery standards by building robust, secure, and quality software that meets the needs of the business.
• Manage release schedules for both production patches and regular releases.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and support to the engineering team.
• Work with our Customer Service team to troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Recruit, interview, hire and train top talent and build a high performing team of engineers focused on continuous improvement. Perform evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Develop a collaborative and dynamic team operating agreement to reflect objectives and responsibilities of team members based on roles.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of previous software engineering management experience, with a minimum of 5 direct reports.
• Hands on experience designing, developing and architecting complex backend systems.
• Strong technical credentials, preferably with previous hands-on architectural or distributed systems development in a LAMP environment
• Experience in delivering testable, high-quality software with many dependencies.
• Familiarity with reservation systems and / or travel industry booking systems is desired.
• At least 5 years of experience in Agile software development, including SCRUM, Kanban, Scrumban, etc.
• Experience with complex digital transformations.
• A blend of experienceincluding at least some of the following technical experience:
  • Experience in LAMP stack development and related frameworks. Experience with the Symfony framework and / or Laravel is a plus.
  • Experience with Angular (preferred) and / or React including experience with SPAs and associated frameworks.
  • 3+ years of experience with AWS.
  • Experience with TDD and / or BDD is a must.

Our Current Stack and Tools

• LAMP
• Angular
• Python
• Node
• AWS and its various services
• MongoDB
• JIRA / Bitbucket (git)
• Serverless

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary is commensurate with work experience.
• 10 paid vacation days
• 5 paid sick days
• 1 day off for your birthday (actual birthday)
• 6 paid holidays
• 401K
• We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, etc. as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

"U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time."