Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager

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We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to join our engineering team.

In this role, you will contribute to the development of Tyler Technologies' Records Management solutions by directing and supporting your team of software and quality assurance engineers in building scalable, highly available, performant, secure, and maintainable systems.

You will own the allocation and work assignments for resources within your team. You will be a key contributor to roadmap planning conversations for the services under your umbrella, collaborating with other Engineering Managers and Product Managers to maintain alignment. You will be responsible for coordinating the design and development of innovative software solutions to support ambitious and impactful business goals.

This includes providing coordination and oversight to the engineering team, facilitating technical decisions, breaking logjams, monitoring metrics for quality and velocity, and continuously refining development practices. You will be actively involved in coaching and developing the people you support, as well as hiring the best new employees to join our team.

A successful candidate will have demonstrated exceptional project management, teamwork, leadership, and interpersonal communication abilities paired with strong technical skills. You must be data-driven to be effective at managing the metric-driven aspects of our agile development cycle.

Tyler is subject to regulations, guidelines, and/or client requirements relating to the qualifications of Tyler personnel performing certain client work. Because of the nature of this position, it is a requirement that the candidate can successfully pass a federal background check at the time an offer is extended and over the course of employment with Tyler.

Plano, Texas | Lakewood, Colorado

10-25%

• Ensure your team(s) have the context they need (e.g., business need, technical, design) to make implementation decisions that align with product and organizational objectives
• Coach and guide engineers and testers in expanding their skills and developing their careers
• Engage with other Engineering Managers, Principals, and Lead Engineers, and Directors in shaping the future of the division's technology choices, engineering principles, architecture, and delivery strategies
• Collaborate in a dynamic environment with a shared sense of responsibility and a strong mission
• Establish, champion, and continuously refine engineering processes
• Facilitate technical discussion to remove roadblocks and maintain progress on your team
• Continuously focus on improving the scalability, reliability, security, and performance of the platform while advocating for investment that aligns with strategic objectives
• Collaborate with the security team and other stakeholders to maintain and enhance compliance with FedRAMP and CJIS requirements.
• Think strategically and advocate for technical investments that must be considered to achieve business objectives
• Facilitate technical discussions and build consensus among engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Develop a point of view on technical matters, and effectively communicate architectural decisions and technical strategies, so that development teams organically align behind a shared vision with an understanding of why everyone should follow the strategies presented
• Take on new challenges and opportunities and rapidly develop your own skills
• Lead the software quality and automation resources to maintain software's quality and elevate the quality assurance practice within the Business Unit

• Over 4 years of experience managing software development teams
• Demonstrated mastery of at least one statically typed language like Java, .NET, or C++.
• Ability to take ownership of a product, service or major feature or component and be responsible for its on-time delivery and continued success
• A track record of shipping scalable, client-facing enterprise software
• Experience managing, mentoring, and recruiting team members
• Experience in owning all aspects of a system lifecycle, from design, testing, deployment,…