Provide technical leadership to the team (40%)
Sort through options for solutioning, leveraging your own technical expertise.
Continue to learn and stay current with the state of software engineering sharing that knowledge within the team to support best practices.
Review and occasionally write code yourself using preferred technologies including TypeScript, React, NodeJS.
Manage scope and actively work against developing technical debt.
Monitor and manage costs, working with internal resources to optimize the cost and performance of applications.
Approach every feature with a security-sensitive perspective.
Build a highly engaged, and high-performing team (30%)
Cultivate norms that support strong communication, a positive working culture, and an engaged team.
Define ceremonies that support your high-performing Agile team, while maximizing productive work time.
Actively cultivate the superpowers of team members and leverage these to develop products.
Support diversity and inclusion from the perspectives of demographics, skills, and experience.
Support and invest in the growth of your team members, which will range from junior to senior engineers.
Interface with business partners and technology colleagues (30%):
Develop deep understanding of the business needs your team serves to provide thought leadership and consistent messaging around the work of the team.
Develop strong working relationships with business and product partners to understand the nuances of the complex systems supported by your product.
Manage scope and workload, working with product owners to deliver the most valuable work first.
Partner with the product designer to ensure usable, human-centered implementations of new products and features.
Provide subject matter expertise to other teams and support with resources from your own team as appropriate.

Requirements

7 years’ experience in Agile software application development
Proven expertise delivering web-based products or platform-level features in cloud-first environment using modern development tools
Written and reviewed production code using preferred technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, React
Ability to design and evaluate AWS-based architectures with best practices
Experience managing teams of 4 to 8 direct reports, including both junior-level and higher-level individual contributors
Accountability for the technical output of the team, either through personal experience or strong communication with engineers
Experience overseeing product or platform features, infrastructure, and vendor management, ensuring compliance with internal policies
Comprehensive experience in all aspects of people management, including hiring, engaging, and developing team members
Experience leading engineering and architecture discussions, bringing stakeholders to agreement
Exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills, delivering results on time and on budget in fast-paced environments
Experience establishing new teams and laying foundation for new products, ideally within a large organization
Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, building trust quickly across teams and levels, and effectively coaching team members with timely, balanced feedback
Able to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsReactAWSAgileweb-based productscloud-first environmentproduction codearchitecture design

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcommunicationteam managementplanningprioritizationexecutioncoachingengagementtrust buildingdiversity and inclusion