Software Engineering Manager: Applications Team

The Software Engineering Manager position manages and oversees the design and development of software within the City’s content management system, WordPress. You will direct the work of a team of engineers to ensure best practices around software development, for the City’s digital front door, phila.gov. This role reports to the Director of Software Engineering.You will: Oversee the day-to-day operations of application engineering team Build bespoke solutions for departments across the city, either greenfield or modernization of existing legacy applications Mentor and grow a team of engineers while keeping them engaged and focused on the Office of Innovation and Technology’s goals Be an advocate for consistency and cohesion for the phila.gov project from a technical perspective Enforce clean code and excellent coding practices  Conduct thoughtful code reviews Help create a collaborative and inclusive environment where engineers are encouraged to ask questions and work in the open Create and reinforce a culture of quality Help conceptualize, build, and manage tooling that contributes to Developer Experience, automates away friction, and contributes to velocity Coordinate team vision and roadmap setting with the Director of Software Engineering Continuously improve upon your team's process and best practices ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality software, while balancing the constraints of existing systems to improve the quality of digital services for residents of Philadelphia Direct the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from a growth-forward perspective Support, maintain, and improve production systems used for critical City workloadsEssential FunctionsManagement Supports and expands a culture that is supportive of diversity, equity, and inclusion were employees from all backgrounds can succeed and thrive. Helps to project timelines and capacity for individual team members. Encourages new growth for employees within their preview Conducts performance reviews. Models best practices.Operations Coordinates the development and implementation of major project timelines where appropriate. Follows effective relationship and project management processes in coordination with Digital Service (DS) team members and engagement managers at the City Unblocks team members from technical issues.Relationship Building Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key members of the Digital Services team Coordinate and collaborate with partners in Digital Services, including User Experience and Content StrategyCompetencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Proven track record managing complex projects. Ability to solve complex business problems and develop user/business-driven technology strategies and plans. Strong written and oral communication skills (including ability to present ideas in user-friendly, business-friendly and technical language) and interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport-building, listening and questioning skills. Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities, including ability to anticipate, identify, and solve critical problems. Exceptional customer service orientation.While you won’t necessarily be working with these technologies every day, you should have a broad enough understanding of them to help support your team. Understanding of the modern web platform and common architectures Server-side programming languages such as .NET Core, or Node.js Command line and shell scripts Web application security concerns and ways to mitigate them Git, or similar version control systems SQL, and usage of relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL Amazon Web Services CI/CD pipelines API design and developmentEspecially strong candidates will have prior experience building new features in a Enterprise-level content management system with many active users.Bonus points for having actively completed successful modernization projects of legacy services.