Manager, Software Engineering - Client Applications

CENTEGIX is the industry leader in wearable safety technology for various sectors, and they are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Client Applications software engineering team. This role involves providing technical guidance, fostering team development, and ensuring alignment with business goals while delivering high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Direction and Technical Guidance: Oversee the strategic direction for the team, working with team leaders and organizational leadership to ensure alignment with business and organizational goals. Provide high-level guidance to the team, acting as an advocate for best practices and a champion for established team patterns. Success is defined by the team strategy effectively meeting organizational goals and the adoption of defined best practices
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead efforts to recruit and onboard new team members, ensuring a smooth transition into their roles and efficient productivity. Implement a structured approach to performance evaluations, focusing on growth, development, recognition, and retention of team members, adhering to organizational policies. Success is measured by team composition supporting current and future organizational needs, and effective talent management leading to high retention and growth
• Process Improvement and Prioritization: Lead the creation, advocacy, and continuous improvement of team policies and standard operating procedures, ensuring they evolve with the team's needs. Ensure the team is effectively prioritized and engaged on tasks that align with the strategic direction of software development and delivery. Success involves documented, up-to-date policies and clear team prioritization aligning with strategic objectives
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and leadership, ensuring alignment between teams and the broader organization. Coordinate between the team and other departments, fostering cross-functional partnerships and ensuring team principles are integrated into all aspects of software development and delivery. Success includes seamless technical integration across the organization and robust inter-departmental relationships
• Mentorship: Mentor junior team members through individual partnership and maintenance of team documentation
• Capacity Planning: Work with organizational leaders to forecast and plan for team capacity needs, aligning resources with delivery workstreams, team strategies, and organizational goals. Success is seen in the professional growth of junior members and accurate resource planning against organizational delivery needs
• Some (50%) Hands-On Engineering: This role is not expected to do full-time development, but at the current team size, there will be an expectation that this role will be able to contribute to work product, whether through PR reviews, direct coding, and tooling improvements
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership: Lead the development and execution of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies within the team. Work to eliminate barriers to inclusion, support diverse hiring practices, and ensure equitable growth, recognition, and opportunities for all team members. Support and actively participate in DEI initiatives within the broader team, contributing to an environment where all members feel welcome, valued, and respected. Success is measured by a team environment that is inclusive and equitable for all members

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in hands-on software engineering
• 3+ years of experience in leadership, demonstrating the ability to provide high-level organizational guidance and oversee team performance
• Expertise with Dart language and Flutter framework
• Experience with internal support collaboration, such as being part of an internal customer support escalation chain
• Education or equivalent experience that supports effective communication and critical, strategic thinking
• Expertise in software best practices, architecture patterns, and collaborative leadership processes
• Qualities and traits including strong communication skills, the ability to lead by example in collaborative processes, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the ability to think strategically about team capacity and team alignment with organizational goals
• Nice to have: Python experience