Senior Software Engineering Manager

Description

Great Purpose. Great People. Great Opportunities.

At Imagine Learning we empower potential by creating educational solutions that inspire boundless possibilities for every student, every day. We are passionate about innovating together to support educators in creating those special moments when students experience the joy of learning at its best.

We also empower our team through a strong culture focused on career growth and development, flexible work from home arrangements, interesting and meaningful work, and a supportive and connected team. As a remote-friendly company, hybrid and remote team members work from states across the U.S. and internationally. The majority of our US employees enjoy the opportunity to work from home, or in a hybrid capacity in our offices in Tempe, AZ (headquarters), Austin, TX, Petaluma, CA, Rock Rapids, IA, Grand Rapids, MI, or Bloomington, MN.

Imagine Your Impact.

The Senior Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for applying technical skills and experiences to help improve our design and development methods and mentor engineering teams.

For more information on what it’s like to work at Imagine Learning, including our culture, benefits, and products, visit us HERE.

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Position Information: This is a regular, full-time position, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

Compensation: Base pay is anticipated to be between $137,270.00 and $180,000.00 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive/commission/annual bonus pay based on individual and/or company performance. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions.

Location: In this US-based position your location will be hybrid and/or remote; candidates that currently reside in Arizona will have the benefit and option to work a hybrid schedule in our headquarters office (Tempe, AZ) and/or remotely from the East Coast.

Benefits: Imagine Learning provides a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including:

• Multiple health, dental, and vision plans, including medical plans with zero employee premiums
• 401k plan with a company match
• 16 paid holidays, which include 2 floating holidays and a winter shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive maternity and fertility/family building benefits
• Paid bonding leave when a new child joins your family
• Access to on-demand mental health resources
• Life and short and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans
• Paid volunteer time off
• A wide variety of professional development programs, including tuition reimbursement
• Work from home opportunities that foster work/life balance

Envision Your Experience.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Sphere of Influence: Two Squads (8-16 people) or Domain (courseware, supplemental, data, operations).
• Directs evaluation of new and existing development by ensuring customer feedback and best practices.
• Guides managers and approves hiring, termination, promotion, performance, and rewards for direct reports.
• Directs management of an agile team who are responsible for working cross-functionally with other peers and teams to deliver against key organizational objectives.
• Balances value propositions and makes solid recommendations for competing stakeholders.
• Champions internal approved standards and processes in areas that include development frameworks and tools, design patterns, source code, test, and security standards, as well as discovery, design, and documentation expectations.
• Drives quality improvement initiatives and processes.
• Directs evaluation of new and existing development by ensuring customer feedback and best practice.
• Manages technologies policies, processes, and standards to ensure consistent operations, safeguard of systems and data, and monitors compliance.
• Conducts stand-up meetings of 30+ people.
• Other duties as required. 

Share Your Expertise.

Experience, education, and qualifications essential for success in this role, include:

• At least 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience.
• Must have at least 4 years as senior Software Engineer and at least 4 years of people management.
• Proficient in modern web application development technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, REST, Microservice Architecture, React, java, C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core.
• Proficient in SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory databases including Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL.
• Demonstrated leadership in executing a short/long-term strategic vision with the ability to explore and recommend technology investment with a focus on the business’s ROI.
• Proven understanding of and ability to develop configuration and deployment automation required for improving the performance, availability, and manageability of Cloud services.
• Must have experience developing strategic program plans, roadmaps, and estimations, including forecasting capital investments and projects.
• Must have experience developing strategic program plans, roadmaps, and estimations, including forecasting capital investments and projects.
• Effective communicator across broad audiences and stakeholders.
• Effective multi-team meeting execution,
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with ability to motivate the team to deliver multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think critically and strategically and to collaborate effectively at all levels.
• Knowledge with Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB+).

Diversity and inclusivity strengthen our Imagine Learning team, enrich our lives, and help us design equitable educational experiences where learners see themselves and can also learn about people, cultures, experiences, and perspectives different from their own. We strive to hire, develop, and retain talented people who represent the diversity of the districts we serve. By developing initiatives that focus on the needs, expectations, and lives of our people, we’ve created an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential.

Imagine Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, transgender status (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned), sexual orientation, marital status, religion (including religion dress and grooming practices), age 40 and over, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information (including results of genetic testing and characteristics), veteran and/or military status, or service in the military, and any other basis or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. 

To all recruitment agencies: Imagine Learning does not accept agency resumes. Please do not submit candidates for consideration via our online application system, to Imagine Learning employees, or to any other organization location. Imagine Learning is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.