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Measures for Justice Software Engineering Manager I/II - Appl in Rochester, New York
Order#: NY1495555
Software Engineering Manager I/II - Application
Role Overview
As a Software Engineering Manager I/II - Application at Measures for Justice, you will support a team of engineers working across critical initiatives. In collaboration with your team, you will craft development processes, initiative roadmaps, design proposals and technical implementations. Your leadership will ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software, including for our flagship product, Commons
As a manager in application engineering, you will collaborate heavily with our product management and design teams. You will help build web applications that engage communities around criminal justice data. Our application tech stack includes HTML5/CSS, TypeScript, React, Next.js, D3, GraphQL, Kotlin, Postgres, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Key Responsibilities Provide personnel management and coaching to engineers of varying skill levels Collaborate with senior engineers to craft initiative design proposals and technical implementations Lead across initiatives by monitoring initiative health, assisting with or escalating blockers, and advising on staffing Own systems shared across initiatives by curating roadmaps, prioritizing backlogs, and overseeing the release of new code Foster a growth culture by encouraging challenging work, peer feedback, development, and recognition Cultivate strong cross-functional collaboration and communication between engineering and other teams (e.g. IT, QA, product strategy, research) Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging by modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias
Your Experience Proven expertise managing or coaching software engineers with varying skill levels Deep knowledge of software development methodologies and best practices Proficient in both frontend and backend development and expertise in most of the following technologies: HTML5/CSS, React, TypeScript, Next.js, Kotlin, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Experience guiding and shaping software initiatives undertaken by fellow engineers Proven track record of actively seeking and implementing improvements to enhance team performance and efficiency Deep experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to successfully and efficiently deliver a product
Bonus Points Experience assisting in the recruitment process to hire engineers for the team Demonstrated interest in the criminal justice system or civic technology If you do not have the skills/experience mentioned in the bonus points section, we still encourage you to apply!