At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!
The Manager of Software Engineering is responsible for bringing new & enhancing existing digital products to market by setting technical direction, coordinating risk and priority across teams and vendors, shaping architectural strategy, managing people, and collaborating closely with product partners on project delivery.
Essential duties/responsibilities:
- Lead a software engineering team, with Product and vendor partners, to deliver i-Ready experiences.
- Partner with Product to prioritize feature functionality, technical debt and production issues across sprints in an agile environment.
- Communicate project updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Provide support, and career and technical mentorship to a team of engineers.
- Research, evaluate, help select, and implement technology frameworks and patterns.
- Focus team on success, unblock issues, escalate as needed, and build relationships with peers for success.
- Streamline processes to drive efficiency and continuous delivery.
- Experience leading full-stack teams with both front-end and back-end developers.
- Propose staffing plan(s) that will serve as inputs for annual budget planning sessions.
- Support/remediate/communicate Production-related issues and releases.
Required Job Skills and Abilities:
- Strong communication skills.
- A strong desire for self-development and the mentoring of team members.
- Ability to stay current on trends and technology related to web, mobile, and UX.
- Ability to work with outside vendor(s).
- Ability to build technical documentation.
- Ability to build creative staffing plans.
- Ability to provide operational support for assigned applications.
- Experience working in an Agile environment, including experience with Scrum.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's in computer science preferred
- 3+ years in an Engineering Leadership position
- 5+ years of industry experience
Travel: If remote, less than twice per quarter to Company offices only.
The Manager of Software Engineering is responsible for bringing new & enhancing existing digital products to market by setting technical direction, coordinating risk and priority across teams and vendors, shaping architectural strategy, managing people, and collaborating closely with product partners on project delivery.
Essential duties/responsibilities:
- Lead a software engineering team, with Product and vendor partners, to deliver i-Ready experiences.
- Partner with Product to prioritize feature functionality, technical debt and production issues across sprints in an agile environment.
- Communicate project updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Provide support, and career and technical mentorship to a team of engineers.
- Research, evaluate, help select, and implement technology frameworks and patterns.
- Focus team on success, unblock issues, escalate as needed, and build relationships with peers for success.
- Streamline processes to drive efficiency and continuous delivery.
- Experience leading full-stack teams with both front-end and back-end developers.
- Propose staffing plan(s) that will serve as inputs for annual budget planning sessions.
- Support/remediate/communicate Production-related issues and releases.
Required Job Skills and Abilities:
- Strong communication skills.
- A strong desire for self-development and the mentoring of team members.
- Ability to stay current on trends and technology related to web, mobile, and UX.
- Ability to work with outside vendor(s).
- Ability to build technical documentation.
- Ability to build creative staffing plans.
- Ability to provide operational support for assigned applications.
- Experience working in an Agile environment, including experience with Scrum.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's in computer science preferred
- 3+ years in an Engineering Leadership position
- 5+ years of industry experience
Travel: If remote, less than twice per quarter to Company offices only.
