Job Description

At SquareTrade, we help our customers when they need us most.  As the market leader of protection plans, we touch the lives of millions of people across the world. Our success is due to our focus on delivering great service to our customers through a modern, digital platform.     In this role as a Software Engineer Manager, you will manage at least 2 strong scrum teams comprising of software engineers and quality engineers. Along with being a mentor and a driving force to your teams you will be partnering with Product Owners, other Software Engineering Managers and Architects to deliver on company initiatives. You will report into Senior Director of Engineering, with whom you will partner on defining the technical vision and direction of each group. This is an exciting position that offers autonomy and teamwork, with opportunities for career development.

You're A Great Candidate If You ...

• Like being in a driver seat for partner launches
• Like to be involved in designing and solutioning complex problems
• Like to be focused on high quality software
• Like building global teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of development experience.
• 2+ years of management experience with full time Software Engineers
• Strong knowledge of Java, Spring Boot and microservices
• A good understanding of web technologies, UI frameworks and event-driven
• architectures
• Experience in building teams; manage, mentor and coach to grow their careers
• Good knowledge on tracking and setting goals to improve quality and efficiency
• Great communication skills

Nice to have skills

• Familiarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes, Jenkins
• Experience with relational databases
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

Additional Information

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF WORKING @SQUARETRADE INCLUDE: 

• Competitive salaries, benefits (medical, dental, vision), flex PTO, 401k matching, paid parental leave 
• $80 per month connectivity reimbursement directly in your paycheck
• Respect for your work-life balance
• A paid volunteer day to give back to the community
• Flexible work schedules - some roles are hybrid allowing you to work from home a few days per week.
• Not feeling stuck! This team has exposure to many different parts of the business, making transitioning easy...we work on developing careers based on what people enjoy

The Team:  http://www.squaretrade.com/leadership   

SquareTrade is an Equal Opportunity Employer