Software Engineering Manager

We are a closely held custom software development agency and we are looking for a driven Engineering Manager.  Are you experienced in software team leadership, .NET, React and/or Azure cloud-based deployment?  Passionate about building products that customers love?  Looking for a no-politics zone to do your best work?  Mercury is the place for you!

The Work

The Engineering Manager leads a Scrum team of engineers while collaborating with the team’s Delivery Lead to ship custom software solutions.  Typical solutions utilize the following technologies:

• .NET (predominantly) and Node.js (secondarily) back-ends
• Modern JavaScript-driven front-end frameworks; specifically React
• Service-oriented architectures
• REST APIs
• Azure cloud services
• DevOps/continuous deployment pipelines

Requirements

The position requires proven work experience in engineering management with a strong software development work history.  The Engineering Manager works within a multidisciplinary Scrum team as a partner to the team’s Delivery Lead to lead the team (with sleeves rolled up) in the construction of custom cloud-based software for our clients.

The ability to research and communicate recommendations to their Delivery Lead peer and upward to our engineering director is crucial.  The Engineering Manager will also work hand-in-hand with clients so possession of a consulting mindset is a must.

Specific position requirements include the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science or Engineering
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with custom software development
• 5+ years in a professional work environment analyzing problems, collaborating and leading teams
• 2+ years of Engineering management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are pretty darn important, too

About Span of Control and Day-to-Day Activities

"Engineering Manager" means different things in different organizations - in some organizations the span of control is large (a high number of direct reports) while hands-on work is low.  In other organizations, process work is high while span of control and hands-on involvement are both mid-range.  At MercuryWorks, we have established the emphasis between engineering managers very close to the "Team Lead EM" archetype as described in this excellent blog post: 5 Engineering Manager Archetypes (patkua.com).  

Some Specifics

At MercuryWorks you will:

• Lead, mentor and cultivate front-end and back-end engineers
• Collaborate with delivery leads to define and refine product vision
• Collaborate with engineers on your team to implement optimal tools and architectural patterns
• Apply exacting standards to ensure that the team delivers high quality applications
• Work collaboratively with team engineers to ship software
• Own all code that deploys through our CI/CD process
• Insist on industry best practices by reviewing all Pull Requests created by your team
• Gatekeeper responsible for approving all new additions to your teams’ repositories
• Coordinate, communicate and collaborate on all of your team’s enterprise application deployments
• Collaborate with executive leadership to improve software development processes and tooling
• Collaborate with your executive leadership and engineers to:
• Answer technical questions related to your team’s applications
• Guide client engineers along the “Mercury Way” when developing within a Mercury-created ecosystem
• Collaborate with fellow Engineering Managers and Director of Engineering to establish/enforce consistent processes each team follows

What Kind of Products Will You Work On?

• Enterprise software applications for the Southeast's fastest growing commercial real estate firm
• Custom software delivery for the world's pre-eminent consumer brand
• Enterprise system of record, system integration and data dashboards for national insurance services firm
• Enterprise SaaS application for a dominant national home services company

How to Know If You're a Fit

If any of the following excite you, we definitely want to talk to you!

• Choose Boring Technology
• Your Team Structures Ain’t Working. Let’s Apply Team Topologies
• The Strangler Pattern
• Developer’s Serenity Prayer

Benefits

Exact compensation and benefits may vary based on skills, experience and location:

• $120,000/yr - $150,000/yr
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave

About MercuryWorks

We are a group of talented engineers and client delivery professional devoid of heavy corporate structures, approval processes and tight boundaries.  Noted by our clients as giving that little extra that truly sets us apart, we seek to build sustained, successful relationships, ship customized solutions and deliver strategic counsel and zealous service.  mercuryworks.com 

About H1B Visas and Recruiters

At this time we are not considering the sponsorship of H1B candidates.  Also, no recruiters.  Definitely; please no recruiters.  None.  No matter how good you think your candidate is.