Manager, Software Engineering - SaaS, Cloud - Remote

Overview

You will help us build and evolve our distributed and scalable products as part of Avalara's next generation of SaaS software for tax calculations worldwide.

In Short

• Manage direct reports across multiple Scrum teams and time zones.
• Support and develop software engineers through advice and mentoring.
• Coach team members on Agile principles.
• Implement best practices for coding and development processes.
• Participate in Agile team activities including design, development, and support.
• Lead and refine development and release processes for multiple products.
• Deliver high availability and high transactional throughput for SaaS solutions.
• Be customer and partner-facing, managing external relationships.
• Provide guidance on design and technical solutions.
• Continuously improve yourself and your team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in software development and shipping complex applications.
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems.
• Exposure to Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools (GitLab, Terraform).
• Experience in Agile teams.
• Familiarity with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with third-party integrations.
• Understanding of security protocols and best practices.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.

Benefits

• Great compensation package and paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health benefits including private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Access to employee-run resource groups.