The Manager Software Engineer is responsible for overall team delivery of requirements gathering, architecture and design, development, quality assurance, delivery and internal and external support for the platforms and products in their portfolio. Will take local responsibility for the execution, and success of technical projects, operating with scale, speed, and quality. Working with other key technology and business leaders, the selected individual will establish the best engineering practices and influence them through solid design decisions, processes, and tools across the broader engineering organization. The candidate will oversee multiple teams of mid to senior level engineers and will work with other areas in the Digital Customer organization to constantly evolve our strategy to produce better end user outcomes and relevant offerings in the market. 

What you will do:  

• Gather key platform requirements and product features from the different business, security, technology key 

stakeholders. 

• Determine work requirements, priorities, and best use of resources for development projects as well as for 

unplanned incidents. 

• Participate in the planning and prioritization of multiple projects and in the application architecture planning, 

including system partitioning and framework design. 

• Create/review detailed estimates for projects, including resource allocation, timelines, and budget. 

• Review technical decisions to ensure they meet designated design goals. 

• Develop solutions to CDW coding standards and quality. 

• Develop and mentor the team through coaching, feedback, and performance conversations. 

• Act as the lead to assist with the technological direction of the team. 

• Participate in the planning, prioritization and resource allocation for managing workflow and projects. 

• Participate in application architecture and framework design. 

• Make technical decisions to meet the design goals articulated in product road map 

• Acts as a partner with peers and key stakeholders. 

• Lead strategic technological planning to achieve business goals by prioritizing technology initiatives and 

determining future direction of the group's technical strategy 

• Develop and contribute to our business plans, staffing, budgeting, and process decisions that support both 

long-term and short-term objectives of the group 

• Work with team leads to continuously upgrade platforms, prioritizing initiatives that have the biggest impact on 

technical debt for the products 

• Partner closely with product leaders on strategic planning process, aligning technology vision and strategy with 

product and business direction, customer service strategy, growth strategies, and talent strategies 

• Own non-functional requirements, technology standards, architectural direction, technical documentation, and 

quality of the code 

• Maintain the highest levels of security, promoting a culture and practice of security awareness 

• Assess and monitor the impact of new technologies on our markets and product lines. 

• Develop and mentor the team through coaching, feedback, and performance conversations. 

What we expect of you:  

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years in software development and, 1 years of experience managing technology organizations, with proven team building and leadership skills, OR 

•11 years of software development experience and 1 years of experience managing technology organizations 

• Ability to interface and project confidence and clarity directly with senior leaders both internally at CDW and 

externally with customers and partners. 

• Ability to convert strategic plans into actionable programs and projects. 

• Ability to attract and retain talent. 

• Ability to create and promote a culture of technology excellence and innovation. 

• Experience with .NET, API design, Cloud Architecture and various data storage, big data technology and 

streaming data processing. 

• Experience with agile principles including test-driven development, continuous integration and test automation 

• Creative thinker with the ability to solve problems. 

• Ability to communicate the technical possibilities and limitations of systems to non-technical colleagues in 

meaningful and constructive ways. 

• Pragmatist who is bold, willing to think big, and encourage teams to act decisively. 

• History of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the 

business while meeting deadlines. 

• Previous management experience, a plus 

• Experience in eCommerce, a plus.