Software Managing Engineer

• Leads the effort of shaping the architecture and design of the product
• Collaborates on strategy across product portfolios in partnership with product managers, other peers and key stakeholders
• Leads and participates in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups
• Leads and participates in retrospectives, demonstrating and encouraging each participant to provide feedback with empathy
• Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices and advocates for a strong culture through personal behavior and coaching of all lab roles.
• Leads and participates in knowledge sharing and contributes to the overall growth of the collective knowledge of the SquareTrade/Allstate engineering community
• Serves as the anchor of the team and practices technical leadership; helping guide the team in choosing the right technology, solving technical problems, and resolving any technical conflicts within the team
• Coaches the team and leads daily practices of using paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products
• Acts as a player coach in leading by example in day to day execution of the build out of technical product capabilities
• Leads and participates in inceptions and iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input working in close partnership with the product manager

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8 or more years of engineering experience
• 2 or more years of management experience with full time software engineers
• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices framework
• A good understanding of web technologies, such as Angular, SSO, Auth0, event tracking and monitoring tools
• Experience with relational databases, such as PosgreSQL
• Comfortable working in a pair-programming (XP) environment
• Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing high-quality, testable code
• Hands on experience coaching and mentoring software engineers

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Generative AI technologies and use cases
• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-prem systems
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience using GitHub for version control and collaboration
• Experience in the warranty, insurance, fintech, or e-commerce domains

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with network optionality and the ability to contribute to a savings account (HSA or FSA)
• Up to 4% company match into 401(k) and contributions into your company-sponsored pension
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus program. The target bonus is 10% of base salary, payable upon the achievement of specific company and individual performance metrics.
• $75/month budget to help prioritize your physical wellbeing
• $80/month stipend to subsidize connectivity costs
• Mental health resources including free 1:1 therapy, coaching sessions and digital resources
• Supportive leave policies
• Flexible Time Off Policy in addition to 9 Company Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year to further your personal educational advancement desires
• Hybrid work arrangements with regular investment in gatherings/offsites to spend time together as team
• Various corporate perks and discounts

This role is a hybrid role associated with our Dallas office.

SquareTrade estimates the possible base compensation for this role, if hired in the Dallas, Texas, to be in the range : $160K - 190K

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

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