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Sr Mgr. Software Engineering
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Job Description
Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for payroll engineering, aligning with broader business and platform strategies.
- Lead multiple engineering teams (including managers and senior engineers), ensuring strong execution, alignment, and delivery of complex initiatives.
- Establish and enforce best practices in software architecture, design, and development using .NET, C#, PostgreSQL, and cloud technologies (Azure/AWS).
- Guide system design for scalability, resiliency, performance, and security across distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Partner with architecture teams to evolve platform capabilities and modernize legacy systems.
- Champion engineering excellence, including code quality, observability, automation, and operational maturity.
- Drive adoption of DevOps and CI/CD best practices, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery pipelines.
- Leverage data, telemetry, and service health metrics to proactively manage system reliability and performance. Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders, building a strong leadership bench.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.
- Drive organizational design, workforce planning, and succession strategies.
- Provide regular coaching, feedback, and career development opportunities at all levels.
- Promote an inclusive, high-performing environment that values diverse perspectives and innovation. Execution & Delivery Excellence Own delivery of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and business outcomes.
- Manage dependencies, risks, and trade-offs across multiple teams and systems.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Operations to ensure seamless execution from concept to production.
- Ensure strong operational excellence, including incident management, service ownership, and cost optimization.
- Make high-impact decisions with appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with 5+ years in technical leadership and 3+ years managing managers or multiple teams.
- Strong background in .NET and C# development within enterprise-scale systems.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases in high-scale environments.
- Proven experience designing and delivering distributed systems and cloud-native applications (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Demonstrated success leading large, complex engineering initiatives in Agile environments.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system trade-offs.
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering tooling.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading payroll, financial systems, or other highly regulated domains.
- Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-first design.
- Experience operating in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Strong focus on observability, reliability engineering, and production excellence.
- Experience driving cloud transformation or modernization initiatives.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering organizations.