Software Engineering Manager - Dallas, TX

Overview:

Wage:

Up to $185,000/ Year

Benefits:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision for employees
• Annual review with raise option
• 22 days Paid Time Off accrued annually, and 4 holidays
  • After 3 years, PTO increases to 29 days. Employees transition to flexible time off after 5 years with the company—not accrued, not capped, take time off when you want
  • The 4 holidays are: New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
• Paid Parental Leave
• Up to 6% company matching 401(k) with no vesting period
• Quarterly allowance
  • Use to make your remote work set up more comfortable, for continuing education classes, a plant for your desk, coffee for your coworker, a massage for yourself... really, whatever
• Open concept office with friendly coworkers
• Creative environment where you can make a difference
• No dumb benefits like free dog walking on the weekends that snobby hipster places have to make you feel cool, but mathematically won't cost the company much money because you won't use it
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Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading 4-8 engineers across 1-2 teams, accountable for the team’s productivity, delivery, morale and overall success
• Aligning individual and business goals through employee performance reviews, talent alignments and regular one-on-ones
• Leads the charge on upgrading and managing Core Systems to the the software platform as a whole
• Acts as technical expert, designing, developing, and maintaining applications, both new and existing, ensuring adherence to specifications and high-quality data architecture
• Independently handle application modifications and maintenance, alongside custom programming and performance optimization
• Tackle complex, high-priority technical challenges, ensuring the resolution aligns with design and performance standards
• Uphold software excellence through robust testing methodologies and ongoing development in Ruby on Rails applications
• Commit to the delivery and continuous improvement of high-quality software products
• Acts as final decision maker on technical issues within their domain of expertise

Requirements:

• Must be located in Dallas, TX or willing to relocate
• You're the type of leader who stays close to the work, supports their team, and isn't afraid to get their hands dirty solving hard problems
• BS in Computer Science or other equivalent degree/experience
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with designing, building and maintaining full stack web application development
• Strong experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and relational/noSQL databases in production environments
• 4+ years experience with other web frameworks like Rails, Laravel, Django, Express, Ember, Backbone etc
• Has demonstrated experience successfully leading an engineering team (manager or tech lead) including leading traditional scrum ceremonies, deployments and code reviews
• A high threshold for navigating ambiguity and building effective solutions that scale
• Strong grasp of security principles and how they apply to e-commerce applications
• Adaptable and proactive in driving positive change, promoting continuous improvement, and aligning with company data initiatives

If you like solving problems, diving into code, and doing it all while making sure the team is having fun – this job’s for you. You’ll be working alongside people who care about quality, not just about getting the job done, but about doing it in a way that makes everyone high-five (or fist bump, or thumb wrestle, or whatever) at the end of the day.

We’re all about giving you the freedom to do your thing while supporting you to grow and level-up your skills. You’re not just a cog in the machine here, your ideas actually matter. Plus, if you like working with people who know how to get stuff done without taking themselves too seriously, you’re going to love the vibe. We get that life’s too short for bad software and boring teams, so we focus on building something that actually matters while keeping it fun.