Manager, Software Engineer

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:   Grade: Management Technical 714 Pay Range: $151,800.00 - $250,500.00 Job Description Job Profile Summary: The Software Engineering Manager will provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team. This individual will manage a team of personnel who design, develop, and support applications to meet business requirements. The Software Engineering Manager will deliver product and feature roadmaps and provide overall leadership and day to day management for a team of software development professionals. Additionally, they will provide resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.   Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Meets business needs by managing the activities of developers consistently delivering quality solutions on-time, within budget, and scope. Work with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements. Actively drives the development life cycle from requirements analysis, feasibility estimates, design, code, documentation, testing, implementation, and support. Developing project plans, resource planning, scheduling, and managing development timelines. Building and managing multi-disciplined software teams and overseeing the development processes using industry best practices. Responsible for design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring the software development team. Support a change management process to manage software releases, application patching and changes to production configurations. Manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments; excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses. Oversight and management of department expenses and budget planning. Performs other related duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Technical Credibility: Has previously operated as a senior-level software engineer or equivalent technical leader and can credibly evaluate architecture, engineering practices, and technical tradeoffs. Strong people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties. Sound Judgement/Escalation: Demonstrates sound judgment by making data-informed decisions, balancing risk appropriately, and escalating issues to the right stakeholders at the right time with clear mitigation strategies. Trust & Cross Functional Communication Builds trust through concise, accurate communication, active listening, transparency, and consistent follow-through on commitments Organizational Impact: Manages a team that focuses on executing the operational plans for the job area with measurable contribution to the achievement of