Symplr - Manager - Engineering

About the job:

As the Engineering Manager, you will have technical ownership of critical enterprise software solution.

You will build the team to deliver the vision.

- Responsibilities include direct management of a team of 15 to 20 engineers, process and quality of service improvements, strategic planning, and management of resources across teams.

- Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery.

- You should have great communication skills, a working knowledge of different engineering disciplines and how they relate to one another, and an aptitude for managing risk.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Work closely with Engineering Team, Product Team and architect to develop the best technical designs, architectures and implementations.

- Actively contribute to monthly, quarterly and yearly strategy and roadmaps for the team based on project priorities.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.

- Work with cross functional leadership to develop and evolve the vision and strategy for the team inline to the broader organization goals and deliver software solutions to customers.

- Use Agile principles to run the development lifecycle for team's applications and services and manage, execute and communicate as per delivery commitments.

- Hire, manage, mentor and grow a high-performance team of Software Engineers.

- Provides coaching, feedback, developmental opportunities, etc. to directs.

Skills Required:

- BE, ME/MTech.

- Preferably in Computer Science.

- 12+ years experience in IT industry.

- People management experience, managing engineering teams.

- Experience in programming languages like PHP, Angular and AWS cloud technologies.

- Deep hands-on technical expertise in enterprise software solution design.

- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a proven track record of shipping software on time

- Demonstrated passion for people leadership, management and mentoring with high sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.

- Strong problem-solving skills along with good judgment and negotiation skills and ability to influence