SW Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments; Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment
• Management of departmental resources, staffing, mentoring, and enhancing and maintaining a best-of-class engineering team
• Work closely with the Product Management and engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach
• Develop and review code with an eye for quality, efficiency, and stability for all aspects of the front-end and back-end web application technology stack with a strong interest in back-end applications
• Help plan and manage complex projects in a dynamic environment an communicate status.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Must have successfully lead and managed developers for 3 - 5 years; preferably in developing Cloud applications following Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in back-end/full stack development with one or more of the following: Ruby, GoLang,  JavaScript, HTML, and CSS expertise desirable.
• Familiarity with Unix-based systems and terminal commands, esp. MacOS/X, Linux, Ubuntu or Debian.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, be accountable, and adjust to changing requirements
• Excellent communication skills

• Ruby/Rails
• Go(lang) / Node.js
• JavaScript web application frameworks, esp. backbone.js and underscore.js
• Middleman
• Haml, Sass, Compass, Bourbon
• Test-driven development, esp. using Jasmine and/or RSpec
• APIs, REST and Service Oriented Architectures
• Agile methodologies

Comp & Benefits

• Competitive comp based on experience level
• Healthcare HMO & PPO
• Stock options and 401k
• Flexible Spending and Transit Reimbursement Accounts