Software Engineering Manager

Tyler Technologies; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to guide a team in building scalable data-driven solutions. This role features responsibilities in project management, team leadership, and technical decision-making. Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in one or more statically typed languages and a track record of delivering successful software products. The position offers flexibility for remote work across the U.S.

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of experience managing software development teams.
• Demonstrated mastery of at least one statically typed language.
• A track record of shipping scalable, client-facing software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team context aligns with objectives.
• Coach engineers and testers for skill development.
• Collaborate on technology choices and delivery strategies.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Technical communication

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Java

Scala

Go

Rust

C

Job description

Description

We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to join our engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the development of Tyler Technology’s Data & Insights solutions by directing and supporting your team of software and quality assurance engineers in building scalable, highly available, performant, secure, and maintainable systems that enable public policymakers to make reliable data-informed decisions and deliver transparency to citizens. You will own the allocation and work assignments for resources within your team and will be a key contributor to roadmap planning conversations for the services under your umbrella, collaborating with other Engineering Managers and Product Managers to maintain alignment. You will be responsible for coordinating design and development of innovative software solutions to support ambitious, impactful business goals, providing coordination and oversight to the engineering team, facilitating technical decisions, breaking logjams, monitoring metrics for quality and velocity, and continuously refining development practices. You will be actively involved in coaching and growing the people you support, as well as hiring the best new employees to join us. A successful candidate will have demonstrated exceptional project management, teamwork, leadership, and interpersonal communication abilities paired with strong technical skills. You must be data-driven, both to have an impact in our data-centric business and to be effective at managing the metric-driven aspects of our agile development cycle. We are open to candidates who are located anywhere in the U.S.

Our Story

We exist to inspire and empower every public servant to address society’s pressing issues. We do that by enabling data-driven leadership through connected data and shared insights., U , DOJ, and 500 other cities, states, counties, and federal agencies use our platform & solutions to connect decision makers and the public with information that matters to their day to day life. We are leading clients across the country as they look to tackle the most pressing problems of our time.

Responsibilities

• Ensure your team(s) have the context they need (e.g., business need, technical, design) to make implementation decisions that align with product and organizational objectives
• Coach and guide engineers, and testers, in expanding their skills and developing their careers
• Engage with other Engineering Managers, Principals and Lead Engineers, and Directors in shaping the future of the division’s technology choices, engineering principles and architecture, and delivery strategies
• Deliver best-in-class solutions for data acquisition, collaboration, presentation, and promotion
• Collaborate in a dynamic environment with a shared sense of responsibility and a strong mission
• Establish, champion, and continuously refine engineering processes
• Facilitate technical discussion to remove roadblocks and maintain progress on your team
• Continuously focus on improving the scalability, reliability, security and performance of the platform while advocating for investment that align with strategic objectives
• Collaborate with the security team and other stakeholders to maintain and enhance compliance with FedRAMP and CJIS requirements.
• Think strategically and advocate for technical investments that must be considered to achieve business objectives
• Facilitate technical discussions and build consensus among engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Develop a point of view on technical matters, and effectively communicate architectural decisions and technical strategies, so that development teams organically align behind a shared vision with an understanding of why everyone should follow the strategies presented
• Take on new challenges and opportunities and rapidly develop your own skills

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of experience managing software development teams
• Demonstrated mastery of at least one statically typed language like Scala, Java, Go, Rust or C .
• Ability to take ownership of a product, service or major feature or component and be responsible for its on-time delivery and continued success
• A track record of shipping scalable, client-facing software
• Experience managing, mentoring, and recruiting team members
• Experience in owning all aspects of a system lifecycle, from design, testing, deployment, leveraging metrics, and monitoring system execution
• Experience developing roadmaps and plans for an engineering team, and coordinating planning and collaborating with product, design, and other engineering groups
• Required to undergo and satisfactorily pass a fingerprint background check in accordance with CJIS requirements

Tyler Technologies