Lead and manage a software engineering team building SaaS products, run Agile/Scrum development, plan sprints, architect solutions, integrate quality engineering, improve velocity, estimate schedules and risks, and collaborate with Product and cross-functional teams while remaining 30-50% hands-on.
Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
Software Engineering Manager (30-50% hands-on)
The Manager of Software Engineering leads a team of talented software engineers and architects, designing and developing SaaS based software products. Adhering to our agile scrum methodology, he/she plans sprints, tracks development timelines, and negotiates feature sets with the product teams. The ideal candidate must have hands-on technical and management experience. Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills are needed to succeed in this fast-paced environment. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Leads and directs the work of individual contributors; responsible for managing people and projects. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Reports to the Executive Director of Engineering in the Burlington, MA office.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Manage the day-to-day development activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Build and nurture a cohesive and powerful team of top notch software developers
• Lead the integration of Quality Engineering directly into the product development process
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to ensure clearly defined user stories, product definition and acceptance criteria
• Drive improvement in velocity to accelerate time to market for our new products and enhancements
• Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach for the software products
• Create schedule estimates and resource plans, assess and communicate risks based on complexity, resource and timeline constraints
• Balance New project initiatives in parallel to supporting on-going Projects.
• Quality, customer focused execution and turn around in development mindset is key
Key Requirements:
• Technical leader with extensive experience in complex SaaS product environments
• Technical background in Java, scalable webapp, middle layer & relational datastores
• Tech stack background: Java, spring boot, spring framework, Python, PostgreSQL, Messaging queues
• 4-6 years of direct people management experience
• Experience managing remote and offshore development teams
• Organized and self-directed leader who can work well independently
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with QA, Product Management and Development Managers as well as teams across the organization
• 7-10 years as a software developer with significant technical contributions
• Proven ability to build relationships, collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams across product line boundaries
• Proven track record in implementing agile methodologies and delivering shipping product
• Calm, steady demeanor during stressful and complex situations
• Working experience utilizing Continuous Integration/Deployment concepts and streamlined delivery of code
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem solving, interpersonal, and time management skills, proven ability to delegate tasks to smaller teams to get results
Pay Range
$166,000—$210,000 USD
Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Black Duck Burlington, Massachusetts, USA Office
800 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States, 01803
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