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ARKA Group, LP · 2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineering Manager (TS/SCI) {S}

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $190K/yr

8+ years exp

ARKA Group, LP is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military and intelligence community. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineering Manager to manage and mentor a team of software engineers while also contributing technically to the design, development, testing, and deployment of software products.

AerospaceCommunication HardwareHardwareInformation TechnologyManufacturingOptical CommunicationSoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead & Mentor: Manage, coach, and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering their technical and professional growth, by providing career advice and helping with program technical guidance. Additionally, you will work with the greater software engineering group to cultivate a positive, collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team that is focused on bringing modern software development mechanism to all ARKA programs

Performance Management: Conduct regular 1:1 bi-weekly meetings with your team, provide feedback on both technical and non-technical topics, assist with setting clear goals, and manage performance reviews for your direct reports

Collaboration: Work closely with software engineering organization and other engineering program teams to align priorities, define requirements, and ensure successful project delivery across programs

Project Oversight: Help manage project priorities, timelines, and deliverables for your team, identifying and removing roadblocks

Hiring & Onboarding: Participate in the recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent for your team and the broader organization Additionally works closely with engineering leadership to align current and new staff skillsets with program needs over time

Hands-on Development: Actively participate in the software development lifecycle, contributing high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code to key projects using our tech stack up to and including

Technical Design & Architecture: Contribute to technical design discussions, architectural decisions, and long-term technical strategy

Code Quality: Participate actively in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and high-quality engineering principles

Stay Current and Mentor: Keep abreast of modern technologies, tools, and development practices, advocating for improvements where appropriate. Leverage this continuous learning to mentor and provide technical direction to your software team

Qualification

PythonJavaC#GoAWSBackend servicesAPIsRelational databasesSQLAgile methodologiesGitCI/CDCommunication skillsProblem-solvingLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

3+ years of experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead, mentoring junior engineers, project leadership)

8+ years of professional software development experience, delivering complex, scalable applications

Solid experience developing backend services and APIs using at least one common language and framework (e.g., Node.js/Express/NestJS, Python/Django/Flask/FastAPI, Java/Spring Boot/Quarkus, C#/.NET Core, Ruby/Rails, Go/Gin)

Experience designing and interacting with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) using SQL and familiarity with ORMs/query builders

Familiarity with core concepts and services of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Strong understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and API design (especially REST)

Experience or familiarity with various database concepts such as relational structure as well as NoSQL structure concepts in tools such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms, and system design

Experience with modern software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban)

Experience with version control systems such as Git and the associated tooling to for modern software version control

Experience with CI/CD pipeline development, testing, and deployment of software application to cloud platforms such as AWS

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

A genuine passion for both technology and people leadership

Ability to effectively balance management responsibilities with individual technical contributions

This position requires an active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance

Employment with any ARKA companies in the U.S. is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements to include a credit check, background check, and drug screen