Manager, Software Engineering

Company: Luminator Technology Group
Location: Plano
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Manager, Software Engineering

Luminator Technology Group

Plano Tx

Luminator Technology Group (Luminator) delivers globally-recognized technology solutions that increase intelligence, safety, and efficiency for public transit operations.

Delivering a global portfolio of hardware and software solutions through well-known and well-established regional organizations, Luminator is a global company with a small-enterprise approach and commitment to customer success, serving customers in more than 85 countries, and employing nearly 1,000 people.

The organization is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead our talented software engineering team. This engaged team of developers is at the core of the software solutions behind the passenger information display system that we provide to the mass transit industry.

Summary:

The Manager of Software Engineering is responsible for delivery of software products as well as managing day to day development activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of the daily operations of the Software Engineering Team
• Coaching and mentoring team members
• Leading the software on-time delivery and architecture efforts for platform and backend software
• Working with the global Luminator team towards common software design
• Estimation of effort required for new projects and pursuits
• Continuous evaluation of processes and improvements to increase team efficiency
• Work closely with internal stake holders to determine release scope and to ensure that features meet requirements
• Recruit top talent to grow the team capacity and capabilities
• Other duties as assigned
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  
  
  • Attention to detail and deep understanding of engineering best practices
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to see the "big picture" and translate it to in-depth technical details.
  • Ability to lead and engage teams rather than manage
  • Empathy and coaching skills
  • Proven record of building, growing and retaining teams.
  • Development platform/tools specification, deployment, and maintenance
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • A self-starter accustomed to effectively managing multiple projects concurrently
    
    Education/Experience:
    
    
    • BS or MS in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
    • 3-5 years experience of software engineering management experience leading distributed team.
    • 5+ years experience as a software developer in either C/C++ or .NET and/or Linux embedded system domain.
    • Distributed development team experience (internal or outsourced, international)
    • Embedded Linux, and Web system design and development experience
    • Software/Hardware interaction and bring up knowledge.
    • Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google) and Cybersecurity
    • CI/CD pipeline
    • Software engineering leadership role with hands-on work experience in:
    • System architecture, design, and implementation
    • Test Driven development including static analysis, unit, integration, and regression testing
    • Project and team management
    • Experience working in an Agile/SCRUM, CMMI or similar development process environment
    • Git/Github version control and code review best practices
      
      Physical Demands and Work Environment:
      The physical demands and work environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the positions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      
      
      • Physically required to regularly walk, sit, bend, twist, stand and reach in a normal office environment.
      • The employee may occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
      • Ability to perform constant work on computer
      • Specific vision abilities required by this job are close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
      • Luminator Technology Group intends to provide a safe and drug-free work environment for our customers and our employees, as a condition of employment Luminator Technology Group will require a negative drug screen as part pre-employment process due to working on or with federal contracts
        
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