Manager, Software Engineering; Hybrid

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson, established the 9 Principles of Business that guide our culture and make Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring workplace since 1956. Our team is dedicated to the shared mission of providing solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

The Software Engineering Manager is a leadership role responsible for the overall execution and success of software deliverables using agile methodology. The manager leads a distributed team of developers and quality engineers, overseeing both stateside and offshore resources, and communicates effectively across cross‑functional teams.

• Ensure the quality, timeliness, and cost of projects meet client and business requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to navigate scope, commitments, release timelines, or other project variables when needed.
• Serve as a point of escalation for the team and for production issues.
• Actively communicate status of team progress or impediments.
• Provide release management support for internal and external deployments.

• Provide oversight and leadership to a team of software and quality engineers to ensure timely execution of team and project deliverables.
• Develop staff through effective hiring, coaching, performance management processes, and establishing development plans.
• Create an effective work environment by developing a common vision, setting clear objectives, encouraging teamwork, recognizing outstanding performance, and maintaining open communication.

• Champion and ensure adherence to development strategies, standards, policies, tools, and procedures throughout all phases of the development life cycle.
• Lead development efforts across Agile teams with shared resources.

If you can do everything listed above, you've got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, technology, information systems, or software engineering (or relevant experience) required.
• 5–7 years of managing agile software engineering teams building SaaS products with a track record of on‑time deliveries required.
• Experience with delivering software products using Microsoft technologies required.
• Experience in cloud technologies and web development.
• Experience working with offshore resources is a plus.
• Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies in areas such as issue tracking, builds, delivery, documentation, and release management.
• Identify opportunities to enhance work processes across globally distributed teams.
• Action Oriented:
  Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Collaboration:
  
  Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer Focus:
  Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer‑centric solutions.
• Drives Results:
  Consistently achieving results, even under rough circumstances.
• Instills Trust:
  Gaining confidence and trust through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Ensures Accountability:
  Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Decision Quality:
  Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Influences:
  Using compelling arguments to gain support and commitment of others.
• Builds Effective Teams:
  Building high‑performing teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Develops Talent:
  Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
• Manages Complexity:
  Making sense of complex, high‑quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. The employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, scanners, etc., are frequently used.