Engineering Manager, Software (Remote)

Company: Teaching Strategies, LLC
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Be a Part of our Team!

Join a cutting-edge, digital company that is dedicated to the mission of the work we do! As front runners in the early childhood education market, we build dynamic, top-quality digital products that integrate all of the essential elements of a high-quality solution: curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement.

Position Overview

Teaching Strategies is looking for a highly talented, innovative and creative Manager of Software Engineering to join our technology team. Our platform is evolving, so we are looking for talent who can build new functionality and learn new technologies quickly, as well as be able to maintain and extend existing code to support organizational needs.

Our technology team is responsible for building out SaaS solutions used by educational organizations across the globe. The team works on a wide variety of projects, solving existing problems and enabling new business objectives. We are growing our group by extending our technology team to continue building and improving on underlining elements of our products: from 3rd party integration layers, to SSO, to shared service development and instrumentation, and brand new product design and implementation. We believe that great technology experts are also software generalists who are unafraid to jump up and down the stack to solve the problems that come our way. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, working on software that supports millions of users daily, then you have an opportunity to join the technology group at Teaching Strategies.

Specific Roles & Responsibilities
Provides management oversight to the software engineering team
Leads the team in development of mission critical solutions to support organizational goals to power high-trafficked SaaS platform
Participates in planning, analysis and design of new software solutions
Works collaboratively with Delivery Managers and System Analysts to translate product requirements into functional production software and architecture components
Responsible for production readiness and availability of the product while upholding the highest standard of performance, security and user experience
Mentors and enables team members to excel in their career progression
Collaborates with other managers to define processes

Qualifications
Teaching Strategies is a federal government contractor and thus requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless the employee is entitled to accommodation for reasons related to a medical condition, disability, or sincerely held religious belief. Qualified applicants must comply with this vaccine policy as a condition of employment.
5+ years of production experience in software engineering
3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
Experience with designing and building scalable solutions that perform under load
Familiarity with cloud architecture, specifically AWS
Understanding of modern design patterns such as SOA and microservices
Experience with Agile methodology and software development
Ability to effectively communicate with senior management and other departments
Commitment to following security and performance best practices
Strong sense of collaboration, teamwork, and accountability

Why Teaching Strategies

At Teaching Strategies, our solutions and services are only as strong as the teams that create them. By bringing passion, dedication, and creativity to your job every day, there's no telling what you can do and where you can go! We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, flexible work schedules, opportunities to engage with co-workers, access to career advancement and professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in the communities we serve.

Let's open the door to your career at Teaching Strategies!

Some additional benefits & perks while working with Teaching Strategies

Teaching Strategies offers our employees a robust suite of benefits and other perks which include:
Competitive compensation package
Robust benefits package including 401k with employer match (includes coverage for spouses, domestic partners and children)
Professional development and growth opportunities
Tuition assistance
100% paid life, short and long term disability insurance
Voluntary life and critical illness insurance
Unlimited paid time off (which includes paid holidays and Winter Break)
Paid parental leave programs

Teaching Strategies, LLC is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer of Minorities, all Genders, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

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