Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join AffiniPay, a leading fintech company, as a Software Engineering Manager! You will grow engineering teams and culture, foster innovation, and advocate for best practices. This hands-on role focuses on MyCase legal practice management software and requires expertise in SaaS, Legal-tech, and Fintech. You'll develop scalable applications, manage engineers, optimize processes, and collaborate with stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and debugging large-scale solutions in cloud-based environments
• 2+ years of experience managing, mentoring and leading engineering teams
• Experience building and deploying production-grade web applications at scale
• Familiar with LEAN product development and Agile frameworks - Scrum or Kanban
• People management skills
• Have built API
• Expert in Frontend technologies
• Strong understanding of SOLID design principles and design patterns
• Strong understanding with SQL, and familiarity with databases such as Postgres or MySql
• Strong teamwork and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable applications in a modern web application framework (Rails, React, Node, NextJS or equivalent)
• Build modern frontend technologies and libraries (React, Bootstrap CSS, Tailwind)
• Participate in hiring and recruiting to build out engineering teams
• Manage engineers in multiple teams and facilitating strong collaboration
• Ensure high software engineering quality and standards are practiced throughout the software lifecycle
• Actively optimizing engineering processes in order to improve efficiencies
• Strong Product collaboration to proactively consider trade-offs, identify risks to timelines, consider where we can improve as a team in order to deliver business outcomes
• Mentor, onboard and coach software engineers, fostering their professional growth and development
• Collaborate with UX to help design to ship modern web applications with customer usability in mind
• Support software deployments, including debugging, troubleshooting, and coordination with DevOps and QA Engineers
• Collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate technical solutions, and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Lead team meetings including sprint planning, grooming, and retros, ensuring effective communication and coordination within the team
• Drive technology initiatives within the team and product to maintain application performance, scalability and sustainability
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously learning and evolving your skills to drive innovation and excellence within the team
• Provide technical expertise to the broader engineering group to help drive positive results and outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, GCE)
• Experience in full-stack web development
• Experience with Ruby on Rails, React, NodeJS, NextJS is a plus
• Experience building Software as a Service (SaaS) applications at scale
• Experience in writing front-end components using React
• Experience managing multiple teams
• Experience managing engineers
• Experience optimizing processes and streamlining development workflows

Benefits

• Fully covered medical, dental and vision coverage
• Pet insurance
• Flexible paid time off policy
• 401K, or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match
• Mid-year and end-of-year bonuses and equity options for all full-time employees
• Health Wellness Program that includes nutrition consultations, mental health apps, and access to discounted memberships
• Parental resources, including 16 weeks of paid time off for primary caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including mentorships, leadership programs and our AffiniPayU courses
• Matching Gift Program and organized activities focused on donations, volunteerism and supporting the local communities throughout the country
• D&I initiatives provide educational opportunities regarding multicultural issues, tolerance, and celebrating diversity among our entire staff
• An incredible, in-office experience at our headquarters in Austin and San Diego including free lunch delivery, a fully stocked kitchen, and some “sweet” surprises for those afternoon pick-me-ups