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Software Engineering Manager, Distribution at Meredith Operations Corporation in Shelburne, Vermont

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.





Job Description:

Job Title

Software Engineering Manager, Distribution

Job Description

I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.

Meredith is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to join its Content Services team and transform how we distribute content from our 40 iconic brands, including People, AllRecipes, InStyle, Martha Stewart Living and Better Homes & Gardens.

As an experienced technologist and natural leader, you will represent the Content Services engineering team in collaborations with product owners, project managers, QA testers, software engineers and systems engineers. You will guide and inform technical strategy and socialize decisions across the digital division. Your passion involves software development and leadership, with a focus on leading edge technology around APIs and microservices. You have broad, deep knowledge of modern full stack development techniques and trends, especially with frameworks we use like NodeJS, Vue and Nuxt. You will coach our talented, committed full stack developers to perform at the peak of their abilities.

You are:


  • A communicator: Whether written or oral, your communication skills are outstanding. Your interactions with stakeholders and coworkers move the business forward. You can quickly convert business to technical requirements.

  • A problem-solver: You're a solution-oriented multi-tasker who runs toward a challenge. You're able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and think independently. You are personally committed to completing a project with a conscientious attitude and good follow-through. You see to it that all assignments are completed correctly and uphold department and company standards.

  • A leader: As a manager you are respected, and your counsel is sought by our staff and stakeholders. You advise senior management and socialize technical strategic decisions to the engineers. You evangelize best practices in all aspects of engineering.

  • Accountable: You are the greatest critic of what you deliver. You are proud of your work, and you stand by it. You are humbled but not defeated by failure and accept it as a critical part of learning. You are honest and never blame or project frustrations onto others.

II. Essential Job Functions

Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

20% Architecture: Participate in technical design of new and expanding systems and infrastructure. Collaborate with other back-end and systems teams on service definitions and interoperability.

20% Scope and timeline negotiation: Work with product owners and project managers within an agile methodology to clearly define business priorities, timelines and minimum viable products.

20% Process design and management: Scrutinize and evolve the software-development life cycle. Keep abreast of trends in automation, continuous integration and tooling, and enhance processes to improve the developer and QA tester experiences.

20% Staff management: Regularly meet with direct reports to discuss job performance and goals. Effectively prioritize and delegate tasks. Conduct annual performance reviews.

20% Innovation: Stay close and hands-on with coding activity. Keep abreast of technology trends and tools. Encourage and foster a climate of innovation within the engineering team.

100%

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education:


  • High School Diploma

  • Bachelor's degree or relevant industry experience.

Experience:


  • 6+ years of hands-on engineering experience

  • 1+ years of managing direct reports or functioning in a team leadership role

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:


  • Deeply opinionated, but with the ability to debate and compromise.

  • Outstanding management skills and natural leadership qualities.

  • Outstanding communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to discern business requirements, and confidently make good decisions on the fly.

  • Sharp focus on leveraging technology to improve businesses value propositions.

  • Thorough understanding of modern development techniques, trends, and tools.

  • Familiarity with continuous integration and automation via tools like CircleCI and GitHub Actions.

  • Experience interacting with Headless frameworks and REST APIs.

  • Experience with Amazon Web Services.

  • Experience working within an agile methodology, using JIRA or similar project management tools.

% Travel Required (Approximate): 5%

It is the policy of Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Meredith will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailingMeredith.Human.Resources@meredith.com.

Meredith requires employees entering its workplaces or performing work offsite to verify and provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. This is a condition of employment unless an applicant is eligible, under applicable law, for a medical or religious accommodation, or as otherwise required under applicable law.

Meredith participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

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