[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineering I @Paychex

Role Description

Manages a team of Developers working in an Agile Development environment. Develops their staff to meet department strategic resource needs. Coordinates activities of multiple projects within Enterprise Development and participates as a servant leader to the agile development teams in the department.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the interview and hiring process.
• Prepares and administers annual reviews and development plans, makes promotion and salary recommendations.
• Responsible for personnel planning and the allocation of team members to meet Enterprise Development project needs.
• Identifies and mentors future leaders/managers for company growth.
• Provides support and assistance to several agile development teams and their scrum masters.
• Has strong working knowledge of agile development principles.
• Helps to remove roadblocks that agile teams are unable to solve by themselves.
• Provides input to product owners on the product strategy and vision.
• Gives feedback to the product owners on the content and prioritization of the product backlog.
• Builds relationships with other IT departments and business units and mitigates conflict to facilitate inter-department communication and agile team progress.
• Acts as a catalyst for change to improve applications or processes which benefit IT and/or the business unit.
• Demonstrates application knowledge and understands functionality of applications outside their area of expertise to identify potential impacts and make recommendations to minimize the impacts.
• Responds to questions from other IT departments and business units and coordinates resolution of critical issues to provide support for production applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer related discipline - Preferred
• 7 years of experience in Related field.
• 2 years of experience in supervisory, management, project leadership, or project management.
• Mentorship - Preferred
• Planning - Preferred
• Coaching - Preferred
• Collaboration - Preferred
• People Management - Preferred
• Software Engineering - Preferred
• Product Management - Preferred
• Computer Science - Preferred
• Software Development - Preferred
• Agile Methodology - Preferred
• New Relic (SaaS) - Preferred
• Java (Programming Language) - Preferred
• Amazon Web Services - Preferred
• Engineering Management - Preferred
• Python (Programming Language) - Preferred

Benefits

• We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.
• From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.
• Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.
• Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.
• We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.