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Manager, Software Engineering

UPS
  • Maryland
    3 days ago

    Job Description

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    Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow—people with a unique combination of skill + passion. If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.

    Job Description:

    THIS POSITION IS HYBRID AND WILL REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO WORK IN THE FOLLOWING UPS IT LOCATIONS: ATLANTA, MARYLAND OFFICE 3 DAYS A WEEK


    Leads the engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery of digital products and platforms supporting UPS.com and Web Shipping capabilities. Partners with Product Management, Architecture, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and customer-focused solutions while driving engineering excellence and talent development.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own technical architecture, engineering roadmaps, and technology decisions for assigned products and platforms.
    • Lead software engineering teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions.
    • Partner with Product Managers to align technical execution with business objectives and customer outcomes.
    • Drive modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, API strategy, DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.
    • Ensure compliance with security, performance, scalability, and reliability standards.
    • Manage technical debt, engineering backlogs, and platform health.
    • Champion software quality through automated testing, monitoring, and production readiness practices.
    • Collaborate with architects, product managers, and engineering leaders to solve complex technical challenges.
    • Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and adoption of emerging technologies.
    • Develop and mentor engineers, fostering a high-performance and inclusive culture.

    Qualifications

    • Proven experience leading software engineering teams in large-scale digital platforms.
    • Ten plus years of strong expertise in software architecture, cloud technologies, APIs, microservices, and DevOps practices.
    • Experience delivering customer-facing web and mobile applications.
    • Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
    • Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
    • Experience with Agile and Lean software development methodologies.
    • Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership.

    Success Measures

    • Delivery of secure, scalable, and reliable customer-facing solutions.
    • Improved engineering productivity, quality, and operational stability.
    • Successful execution of modernization and platform transformation initiatives.
    • High team engagement, talent development, and retention.
    • Strong alignment between business goals, customer needs, and technology strategy.

    Preferred Experience 

    • Shipping technology, logistics, transportation, or e-commerce platforms.
    • Customer-facing applications supporting shipment creation, tracking, profile management, payment, rating, and fulfillment experiences.
    • Legacy modernization and platform transformation initiatives.


    Employee Type:

    Permanent

    UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

    Other Criteria:

    Employer will sponsor visas for specific positions. UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMaryland
    IndustryTransport and Storage - Materials
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1907
    Websitehttps://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/435483662;252766501;k?https://www.jobs-ups.com?utm_source=monster.com&utm_campaign=core&utm_content=job_board&utm_medium=profile&ss=paid

    About Company

    Working for UPS

    Where are you headed? If you’re ready to get what you want out of your job — out of your life — the smart route is at UPS. As a growing, dynamic Fortune 50 organization, we have the kind of opportunities that will help you go as far as your ambition will take you. So if you’re looking to start on a rewarding future, we’ll get you moving in the right direction.


    Here at UPS, we have many positions available, from Hourly Part-Time Package Handlers and Seasonal positions, to Drivers, Mechanics, and full time Professional opportunities. We have professional roles available in Marketing, Information Technology, Sales, Engineering, Finance & Accounting, Customer Solutions, and Global Business Services.


    Every day, we choreograph the infinite movements of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories.


    From our early roots as a Seattle, Washington bike-messenger company to our present day, multi-billion-dollar global corporation, our team has held a singular focus – empowering commerce around the world. We have become the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.


    From global giants to local mom and pop businesses, we improve distribution networks and manage supply chains to help our customers to do what they do best. That’s how we make the world work better. And that’s how we build better careers and reward people like you for doing what they love to do most. Join us!



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    Our Mission

    Empowering careers & commerce around the globe takes more than the concerted efforts of innovative thinkers, collaborative teammates & incredible technology. It calls on the values, purpose & mission that have driven us right from the start. We build on our legacy as a caring & responsible corporate citizen through the conduct of our people and company in the communities we serve. Inspire our people & business partners to do their best, offering opportunities for personal development & success.

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Skillsunmatched
    • Cloud Architectureunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Debt Managementunmatched
    • Delivery Drivingunmatched
    • DevOpsunmatched
    • Emerging Technologyunmatched
    • Internet Applicationunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microservicesunmatched
    • Mobile Applicationsunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Product Managementunmatched
    • Product Supportunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Productivity Managementunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Security Complianceunmatched
    • Software Architectureunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Talent Managementunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Strategyunmatched
    • Test Automationunmatched
    • eCommerceunmatched

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