Sr. Manager, Engineering

Invitation Homes Inc.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company matching

Generous PTO

Casual dress code

Team events

Job summary

Invitation Homes Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a software development organization across multiple engineering teams in a hybrid environment.

You will translate business strategies into actionable roadmaps, partner with Product and Delivery, and drive coordination across teams to deliver impactful engineering work. The role requires strong technical leadership, coaching, and communication, with a focus on building a high-performing engineering culture and delivering

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional development experience and 3+ years of engineering leadership or management.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles and systems fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into a technical roadmap and align multiple teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Delivery to prepare projects and define scope.
• Guide system architecture, APIs, and interfaces for third-party integrations.
• Foster a collaborative culture and coach team members for growth.
• Measure performance and drive improvements across engineering teams.
• Stay current with tech trends and advocate for innovative solutions.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Agile development

JavaScript

Databases

AWS serverless

CI/CD

Communication

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

## Sr. Manager, EngineeringApply: Dallas, TX- HQ: Remote Tennessee: Remote Arizona: Remote Utah: Remote Washington: Full time: Posted Today: R5926**Unlock the Power of You:***At Invitation Homes, our associates are the foundation of our success. We connect your work to real impact, invest in your growth, and welcome you to feel at home — because care isn't just something we say, it's something you experience.* **Who We Are:**Invitation Homes owns and operates homes in great neighborhoods across 16+ top U.S. markets. We continue to innovate with smart home technology, an industry-leading maintenance app, and other lifestyle-enhancing services that make leasing easier than owning. **The Role**We are seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to manage a software development organization made up of multiple engineering teams. This role is essential for translating high-level strategies into actionable plans, ensuring alignment between teams, and driving the effective implementation of our engineering roadmap. The ideal candidate will possess a strong mix of technical knowledge, leadership, and project planning to ensure that our engineering efforts are well-coordinated, successful, and impactful.You will be at the forefront of building a culture of collaboration and team performance, ensuring that projects will drive growth and take our resident and associate experience to the next level. If you are motivated, passionate, a quick learner, and have outstanding communication skills, this role is waiting for you!**What you'll do day-to-day:*** Understand critical business and organizational strategies to craft a technical roadmap that aligns our systems and engineering teams to implement those strategies.* Work closely with Product, Product Design, and Delivery partners, to prepare projects. This includes identifying opportunities, risks, priorities, scope, and understanding cross-functional concerns.* Guide and participate in exploration, design, documentation, and communication around system architecture, APIs, messages, and interfaces to third-party systems.* Foster a healthy, collaborative, and generative culture in which individual creativity can thrive.* Grow and inspire our teams through a combination of coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career development.* Measure system and engineering team performance and work together to prioritize and implement improvements where they will have the greatest impact.* Provide guidance and support to ensure teams successfully deliver technical projects while maintaining accountability for outcomes.* Stay current with technology trends, encourage innovation, experiment with and learn new technologies, and participate in internal & external technology groups. **What You Bring**This candidate will be an experienced engineering leader who can turn business strategy into a technical roadmap and keep multiple teams aligned in an agile environment. They'll pair deep technical skills with strong coaching, communication, and collaboration to build a high-performing, innovative engineering culture. **Required Qualifications*** 7+ years of professional development experience, and 3+ years of recent experience managing or leading an engineering team* Experience working in agile development environment* Deep understanding of software and development engineering principles and concepts* Deep technical skills in one or more of the following areas: JavaScript development, database technologies (e.g. MSSQL, Postgres, DynamoDB), AWS serverless, CI/CD, Salesforce **Education/Certifications:** * Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field, or equivalent work experience**Skills/Specialized Knowledge*** Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills* Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced work environment* Exhibit sound judgment and swift decision-making skills* Exhibit strong attention to detail and accuracy* Ability to collaborate and build consensus with others* Knowledgeable about system design, data structures and algorithms* Experience working with distributed/scalable systems and high-volume applications* Love of technology; actively seeks continuing education of current and emerging technologies**Physical and Mental Demands**This position will spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. The position may also entail light lifting of supplies and materials occasionally, up to and including 20 pounds in addition to reaching, stooping, standing, and walking. This position requires the ability to talk, hear, compare, compute, compile, copy, analyze, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate and communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. **Work Environment**Standard office working environment that may be busy and noisy at times.**Why Invitation Homes**We believe when our residents thrive, our associates thrive. Here, you're not just filling a role — you're building a career at a company that invests in your growth and welcomes you for who you are. **What's in it for you*** Competitive pay and annual bonus program for all associates* Generous PTO including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays* 401(k) with company matching contributions* Casual dress code and a genuinely great work environment* Team events, celebrations, and a culture that values connection* Employee Resource Groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation* Career growth paths and learning opportunities — we promote from within## **Salary Range**The salary range for this position is: $135,000.00 - $234,000.00, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.## **Compensation and Benefits**To attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:* Annual bonus program* Health, dental, vision, and life insurance* Long-term and short-term disability insurance* Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays* 401(k) with company matching contributions* Awesome work environment with casual dress* Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)*Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].**To all recruitment agencies: Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees. Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.*