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Original Job Post

FIS · 4 days ago

Manager, Software Development Engineering

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$136K/yr - $229K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Driving technical decisions through architectural reviews, design reviews, code reviews, post-mortems, and detailed software specifications.

Managing a team of 3 to 10 software engineers, unblocking maximum productivity for them, and growing their careers to the next level.

Hiring, mentoring, and establishing a strong bar for performance and engineering excellence.

Translating complex or ambiguous requirements into technical artifacts that teams can use to build mission-critical software.

Debugging and troubleshooting software issues to ensure business continuity and a high bar for end-user experience.

Participating in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, security, scalability, and adherence to coding standards.

Driving software quality, implementing observability, and complying with best practices for builds and deployment to ensure the quality and reliability of the platform.

Providing live on-call support by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution to future prevention.

Partnering with cross-functional teams (product, program management, design, security, compliance, etc.) to bring ideas to life.

Qualification

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Required

At a minimum, a Bachelor's in CS or equivalent education, and either 5 + years of relevant professional experience or advanced degree such as a master’s or PhD.

Past experience as a software developer.

A demonstrable ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and performance optimization.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

Typical qualifications for the role are 1+ years of managing technical employees in a supervisory capacity.

A history of leading significant technical initiatives and delivering impactful results.

Experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams.

Experience with live on-call and 24/7 operation of production services.

Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while setting and maintaining high standards of technical excellence across your team.

Expertise in at least one area relevant to our cloud-based financial platform (e.g., fintech, distributed systems, databases, security, or front-end).

Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience with version control systems (Git), and DevOps practices like continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

A strong understanding of security best practices for building enterprise applications.