Director Software Engineering
Company: Progress Residential
Location: Tempe
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Job Description:
Looking for an opportunity with a dynamic, fun, and
goal-oriented company? We're growing quickly and we're looking for
some not-so-typical talent to join our team.
Progress Residential - is the largest providers of high-quality,
single-family rental homes in the United States. With more than
90,000 homes across some of the fastest-growing markets, our
residents appreciate the flexibility, freedom, and convenience of
living in a single-family home without the obligations of home
ownership.
Progress is committed to making the home rental process easy and
enjoyable for the residents we serve by empowering our team members
and investing in innovative systems and technology. Our portfolio
has continued to grow substantially the past few years and we see
increasing demand for professionally managed single-family rental
homes and anticipate continued growth.
Employment with Progress Residential is conditional on a
satisfactory background and drug screen.
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Position Summary:
The Software Engineering Director will manage and mentor a team of
skilled, highly motivated software developers and engineers, while
providing architecture oversight and operational support guidance
for custom and business critical platforms used in the enterprise.
The environment is fast paced and time to market of applications is
critical to the success of the organization.
This position will be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to
delivering applications for high-quality, on-time software releases
leveraging best-of-breed agile and DevOps practices with a focus on
how to enable the operations of those applications through a
combination of infrastructure solutioning, continuous delivery &
integration, and efficient system sustainment planning.
This role is responsible for leading technical design, development,
delivery, and operation of applications while managing respective
agile work-streams closely. The applications supported by this team
are shared across multiple business lines and so require the
coordination of multiple, often competing prioritization concerns.
In this capacity, the Software Engineering Director will need to
develop effective working relationships with various members of
application development, infrastructure, customer support, property
management and central operations teams.
The Software Engineering Director will balance their time between
leading the development team, focusing on execution, influencing
improvements, thought leadership on the development process, and
contributing to the coding and development of our applications.
Essential Functions:
---This role should have prior experience managing development
teams working on internal and customer facing cloud-based
applications.
---The candidate should have a strong understanding of agile
software development and how that impacts the operations of
software; and must participate in strategy discussion with all
levels of management and business sponsors.
---A deep background in system integration & micro-services
architecture is required. Experience working on mobile and
responsive web development is preferred.
---Work closely with VPs in the department to understand the
technology roadmap and assist in enforcing the enterprise
architecture standards.
---Work closely with Product and other business groups to plan the
delivery of software solutions.
---Experience with Salesforce and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
platforms strongly preferred.
---Plan and execute automated tests and performance tests with
scalability and growth in mind for all business-critical
applications.
---Review project requirements & business cases to develop
technical designs and lead teams to implement changes within the
Salesforce & AWS platforms.
---Manage technical delivery of applications to Progress
Residential using both in-house development teams as well as
consultants on strategic projects.
---Support testing & deployment cycles, including working with
project managers to coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and
gathering feedback from pre-release testers.
---Ability to log, track, and manage issues, bugs, and enhancement/
features requests logged in JIRA.
---Participate in software release and post-release activities,
including developing designs for proof of concepts.
---Oversee on-going systems administration, maintenance, and
support functions.
---Capture, mitigate and /or escalate risks & issues in a timely
fashion.
---Ensure development standards and consistency of specifications
across sub-systems.
---Write and/or review deliverables, solution blueprints, and
architecture documentation.
Qualifications:
---Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technology
subject area required.
---8+ years of overall experience in software development and 5+
years of hands-on programming experience.
---5+ years of management experience in an operational environment
overseeing production systems.
---Experience in resourcing, staffing and delivery of technical
solutions with a given budget.
---Excellent organization skills and ability to effectively
multitask in a dynamic and fast paced work environment.
---ITIL understanding and familiarity with modern application
architecture design patterns.
---Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and
ability to communicate effectively with business owners in
escalated or tense situations.
---Experience deploying and managing applications on AWS a strong
plus; micro-services and Serverless architecture a strong plus.
---Experience with web applications and digital solutions: React
front-end, micro-services, and cloud data platforms a strong
plus.
---Experience in DevOps and Monitoring technologies.
---Experience with entire software development lifecycle (Agile,
SDLC, Iterative).
---Proven experience with integrated systems required.
---Experience with software and database performance tuning.
---Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
---Flexibility and positive attitude to achieve tight
deadlines.
---Solid detail-oriented documentation skills.
---Strong balance of business and technical skills and ability to
"translate" technical concepts clearly to non-technical
decision-makers.
---Rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and
priorities.
---Ability to work with a complex stakeholder group across
geographical boundaries.
---Ability to work creatively, propose ideas and contribute to
working groups.
What you can expect from us:
Progress Residential - offers all the financial and non-financial
incentives you would expect from an innovative real estate
investment and management firm:
Closing Statement:
This summary is not an all-inclusive description of job duties.
Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the
incumbent's supervisor at any time based upon Company need.
Progress Residential - is a proud Equal Opportunity employer,
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