Software engineer-team lead job description

Do you have prior embedded software development experience and find that you naturally gravitate to managing scope, schedule and budget for the team? If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic, organized, and driven software project leader to join our team!

As a hands-on Software Engineering Team Lead, you will be responsible for cost and schedule performance of one or more software engineering projects in accordance with contract requirements. Working with a technical subject matter expert (SME), you will plan, monitor, and drive a small to medium sized software development team through all phases of software development to achieve project milestones and deliverables.Major functions:Essential Functions:

In this role, you are expected to manage the software development performance against the plan, and to have a feel for how future performance will look. You will be responsible for managing and reporting this progress information to Engineering Management to inform and solicit help to keep the program on track and to look for opportunities to exceed expectations wherever possible.

This is an excellent opportunity to impact software engineering programs while working closely with technical leads in software, systems, and across engineering disciplines in the Secure Communications and Information Assurance (IA) domain.Technical/Functional skills: Education/Experience/Licenses etc.:Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics)
* 5+ years relevant work experience as a software developer
* 2+ years project management experience, leading software development teams of 3 or more engineers
* Responsibility to project stakeholders for delivering a software project's objectives within scope, schedule, cost, and quality
* Identifying, monitoring, and appropriately managing project Risk and Opportunities
* Strong leadership, organizational, and skills including risk management, project scheduling
* Present project execution status to internal leadership and external customers
* Must have an ACTIVE US security clearance at Secret level
Preferred Additional Skills:
* Advanced Degree in engineering, technology management or business administration
* Experience in the Information Assurance (IA) or Cyber Security domain is a plus
* Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera
* Experience with Waterfall and Agile development methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
* Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) planning, monitoring and reporting
* Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
* Development of proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for software components
* Knowledge and experience of different contract types including Cost Plus (Incentive Fee, Award Fee and Fixed Fee), Time & Material (T&M), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) efforts

Founded in 2014, Even Financial is a B2B fintech company that is transforming the way financial institutions find and connect with consumers, enabling any company to add financial products to their business. As the leading search, comparison, and recommendation engine for financial services, Even seamlessly bridges financial services providers (such as SoFi) and channel partners (such as TransUnion) via its simple yet robust API and embeddable solutions. Even turns any consumer touchpoint into a comprehensive financial services marketplace with full compliance and security at scale. Even was named one of "America's Best Startup Employers'' by Forbes for 2021 and placed in the Top 50 of the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, which recognizes the fastest growing tech companies in the world. In February 2022, Even was acquired by MoneyLion, a mobile banking and financial membership platform that empowers people to take control of their finances.

We are looking for an experienced engineer and leader to oversee a dedicated data-focused engineering team. In this position, you will lead our Reporting, Analytics, and Data team, a full-stack team composed of data, client-side, and server-side engineers, responsible for moving, processing, and displaying large amounts of data quickly. This team will own reporting and analytics for our partners, delivering actionable data quickly. It offers opportunities to work closely with smart, skilled engineers and subject matter experts on challenging problems involving security, privacy, performance optimization, and observability. If you have people management experience, enjoy working with SQL, and want to hone your skills in those areas of concern to expert levels, this job will be an excellent fit.

Day to Day:Lead and mentor a team of engineers to create great products Validate data, triage discrepancies, and optimize queries with SQLWork with Python in AWS lambdas to manage existing ETL processes Contribute to our service code base in Scala, or help set up SparkOwn Even's data pipeline from its start to its ends, supporting our Business Intelligence and Data Science teams Build the tools our partners use to study and optimize their performance on our platform Recruit, develop, and retain top talent Own software development lifecycle and Agile practices, including sprint planning, retrospectives, etc Review code with an emphasis on readability, maintainability, and standards Provide support for colleagues who depend on your team's output, tracing data through various areas of the stack Monitor, maintain, and improve observability and alerting for your team Identify opportunities for improving our processes with a focus on efficiency and impact Participate in discussions around feasibility and scope of product initiatives Interface with product, business and other team leads to coordinate resources, define projects and manage work Demonstrate company values and promote them on the team: empowerment, transparency, empiricism, and fearlessness

You may be a fit if you have:5+ years software engineer experience or a strong academic background in computer science2+ years demonstrable success leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams, preferably in a high growth, tech start-up environmentA very good understanding of various database internals (relational, columnar, memory) at a theoretical level, including how data is stored, changed, and retrieved Experience with site reliability engineering concepts and practices Hands-on experience debugging systems and identifying root causes Successfully built personal relationships and collaborated across organizational boundaries to solve problems and beat expectations Meticulous attention to detail Strong people skills with a well-developed management philosophy, including opinions on process and how teams should operate Understanding of non-technical data-handling concerns including regulatory compliance and best practices with regard to personal information.Working knowledge of AWS infrastructure, containerized services, and CI/CD pipelines Solid understanding of POSIX shells for working with internal tooling Familiarity with basic accounting concepts

Full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Comprehensive medical/dental/vision packages + life and disability insurance
401K retirement plan
Stock options
Uncapped paid time off (PTO)
Company paid holidays + monthly personal holiday
Membership to Udemy
Perks including a monthly wellbeing stipend, $200 one time WFH stipend

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We're seeking a dedicated Software Engineer Team Leader to direct and support embedded software engineers on the Automotive OEM team at our growing office in Olathe, KS. In this role, you'll be responsible for coordinating and participating in generating software requirements and designs for a product or family of products in accordance with Garmin's software development methodology. Directly supervise software team members with daily observation, assuring appropriate attendance, and providing assistance to team members. You will direct activities related to addressing gaps in software security as the industry security landscape evolves. Must be able to directly supervise software team members, consulting with Human Resources to address employee relations issues, hire and train new associates and oversee training and mentoring of all associates on your team.
Responsibilities:

+ Work with Human Resources to address employee relations issues as needed including writing and conducting annual performance evaluations

+ Participate in software design reviews as necessary, assuring proper attendees and proper coverage of topics, imparting lessons learned and good design practices to all who attend

+ Create product development plans as directed by engineering management

+ Interview, hire and train new associates

+ Oversee training and mentoring of new associates in the arts of software engineering and project management

+ Ensure the team meets overall development goals in accordance with the product development plan or market requirements and ensure project milestones are met

+ Monitor progress of the software teams in meeting product requirements and schedule compliance

+ Set the tone for the team environment and build healthy team relationships

+ Participate in college campus interviewing and other recruiting activities

+ Other responsibilities include participating in college campus interviewing, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR a minimum of 10 years relevant experience

+ Must possess detailed knowledge and experience with high level language structure in C++, C# or Java and embedded systems

+ Demonstrated skills with managing software development life cycles from requirements generation to architecture and design to delivery and maintenance

+ Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively support a diverse stakeholder community

+ Demonstrated ability to effectively manage technical human resources

+ Demonstrated ability to work well with others under challenging circumstances

+ Demonstrated ability to create, champion and execute project plans on schedule

+ Background in software security

+ Desired skills include 5+ years in a technical leadership position with demonstrated ability to develop sound engineering practices and communication skills within the team

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.