Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering

Company: ENGINEERINGUK
Location: Seattle
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Software Development EngineeringEmployer: Expedia GroupLocation: Seattle, Washington, United StatesSalary: USD 173,000.00 - 242,500.00; potential up to USD 277,000.00Closing date: 9 Nov 2024Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.Why Join Us? To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated, and when one of us wins, we all win. We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup, and career development resources.What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, UX designers, and program partners to build and deploy world-class software.
• Work in tandem with architects and lead a hardworking team of engineers to design robust solutions that are scalable across platforms.
• Attract, retain, and mentor software engineers to work as a cohesive and collaborative team.
• Have diverse skills with technology and can be hands-on if time demands.
• Have a strong eye for the operational aspects such as performance tuning, monitoring, fault-tolerance.
• Active part of the leadership team to instill a collaborative culture that thrives on excellence and has a strong sense of trust among team members.
• Anticipate and recognize bottlenecks in work processes and suggest ongoing improvements.
• Lead implementation teams and ensure successful execution of new ideas or approaches.
• Coordinate with the team to define measures of success for process improvements.
• Develop product phase-out planning in line with the product roadmap.
• Determine different phase milestones and priorities in collaboration with product management peers.
• Engage outside of the direct organization and collaborate with peers across a senior level organization.
• Partner with the business to understand how the technology stack is tied to business outcomes.
• Test and maintain software applications and related programs following design requirements.
• Act as a spokesperson for software design best practices and recommend frameworks and architectural/code design patterns.
• Identify areas of improvement within the code and suggest solutions.
• Advocate for operational excellence, including unit testing and programming for resiliency and scalability.
• Have broad knowledge of the entire product and in EG's languages, frameworks, cloud services, toolkits, and methodologies.
• Gain insight into how customers utilize technology for competitive advantage and apply this knowledge to suggest areas for improvement.
• Convey the right information to ensure proposals for improvements are given proper consideration.
• Contribute to product development by identifying industry changes and capturing customer feedback.
• Remain informed on industry trends and encourage engineers to improve inefficiencies.
• Bridge the gap in discussions between technology and non-technology personnel.
• Report on team status and listen for suggestions to improve project work.
• Review the skill and expertise requirements to accomplish team goals and identify staffing resources.
• Develop action plans for optimal resource utilization.
• Encourage others to assess the potential impact of resource decisions related to efficiency and cost reduction.
• Ensure optimal Full Time Employee (FTE) to contingent worker ratios are maintained.
• Guide employees and managers in the development of team and individual goals.
• Encourage and support education and professional development of employees and managers.
• Mentor employees and managers by providing advice and recommendations based on your own experience.
• Evaluate team talent, identify gaps, and implement action plans to drive achievement of goals.Who You Are:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
  • 3+ years management experience in a software development environment leading software engineers.
  • Experience developing software and working on backend applications.
  • Exposure to AWS.
  • Passionate about building high-quality software quickly through an iterative Agile development process.
  • Ability to work in a diverse organization with global decentralized teams.The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $173,000.00 to $242,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $277,000.00 based on performance.If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team.Expedia Group is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
    #J-18808-Ljbffr

Keywords: ENGINEERINGUK, Kirkland , Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering, IT / Software / Systems , Seattle, Washington