Engineering Manager - Folsom, United States - Vista Equity Partners

Description

As an Engineering Manager at PowerSchool, you will lead a talented team of engineers responsible for developing new solutions projects, fulfilling customer sponsored development projects, and enhancing our Document Management platform.

You will play a critical role in driving innovation, ensuring high-quality software delivery, and maintaining the stability and scalability of our production platforms.

This position requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a proven track record in managing scaled, production platforms with millions of users.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities

include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Provide guidance and support to team members, empowering them to achieve their full potential.

Project Management:

Oversee new solutions projects, customer-sponsored development utilization, and enhancements to the Document Management platform, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

Collaborate with product management and other stakeholders to define project requirements and priorities.
Manage customer-sponsored development team and ensure adherence to SDLC practices, quality standards, and delivery of customer projects within budget.

Technical Expertise:
Possess strong technical expertise in , TypeScript, React, and Angular.
Experience with AWS and DevOps practices, including infrastructure as code, continuous integration, and deployment automation.

Production Platform Management:
Manage scaled, production platforms critical to customer business operations with millions of users, ensuring stability, reliability, and scalability.
Proven ability to resolve outage issues quickly, with a focus on root cause analysis (RCA) post-outage to prevent recurrence.

Agile Methodology:

Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies, ensuring that sprints are accurately pointed, releases are on time, and defects are limited.

Incorporate quality assurance engineers into sprints and define test strategies to support fast go-to-market development.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, QA, and customer support, to deliver impactful solutions that meet customer needs.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering team, optimizing processes, and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and quality.
Qualifications

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Qualifications include:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, with a track record of successfully managing teams in a fast-paced environment.
Strong technical background with proficiency in , TypeScript, React, Angular.
Experience with AWS services and DevOps practices.
Experience with MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Elastic Search
Demonstrated ability to manage scaled, production platforms with millions of users, including resolving outage issues and conducting RCA.
Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Constant indoor collaborative work environment in close contact with co-workers
Frequent social interactions and interruptions
Frequent work under time restraints
Occasional travel
Physical Requirements

Lifting/Carrying:
Occasionally carrying items weighing under 10 lbs.
Rarely carrying items weighing between 11-20 lbs.

Twisting/Turning:
Occasionally reaching over shoulder
Overhead and reaching outward
Occasionally bending
Frequently walking normal surfaces
Constant sitting

Other:
Constant use of keyboard, fine dexterity, grasping, holding

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