Manager - Software Engineering (device)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engineering – Software Development /
Full Time /
Hybrid
The FreedomPay Commerce Platform is the technology of choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services.  FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption with EMV standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver a consistent, repeatable experience on a global scale.  FreedomPay is a fast paced, high growth company with a great culture with competitive benefits and compensation with a business casual atmosphere.

Job Responsibilities:
·        People Management - interpersonal leadership, coaching, feedback, career development, performance assessments, objective setting, business goal alignment, hiring & disciplinary action, as required
·        Align teams and project objectives to FreedomPay strategic goals
·        Stimulate team cooperation to successfully complete their goals and objectives
·        Coach and inspire teams to deliver extraordinary customer experience. Mentor a team to think, decide, act, learn and grow
·        Foster a high performance environment with a diverse set of resources
·        Promote teamwork, collaboration, continuous process improvement, and an adaptive development environment
·        Stay abreast of latest technologies, techniques and best practices
·        Leadership - Communication within Engineering and peers across Business, conflict resolution, meeting management, change management, adheres to FreedomPay Leadership Standards
·        Methodology - Enable Quality focused, Predictable, and Effective Software Engineering processes (scrum, sdlc, accountability)
·        Project management - Accountable for deliverables, estimates, planning, follow up and tracking, metrics, effectively handles ambiguous tasks and assignments
·        Functional Expertise - Contribute to Individual area of expertise, project work, standards
·        Fiscal responsibility - Contribute to budget process and adherence
·        Embody the FreedomPay Leadership Standards
-Create the conditions for people to succeed
-Be Passionate
-Be Accountable
-Be Collaborative
-Be Enterprising
·        Drive the evolution of the corporate culture - create high performing teams where individual goals are aligned with corporate goals
·        Review department performance to metrics and commitments
·        Investigate root cause and implement corrective action when necessary
·        Protect company proprietary and confidential information
·        Other duties as assigned

Required education/skills

    • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field required or equivalent experience
    • 8+ years of relevant work experience and 1+ year of proven leadership responsibility
    • Ability to predict and manage (i.e.: make and meet commitments)
    • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
    • Ability to build and sustain trust through relationships with others
    • Leadership in a team environment
    • General knowledge of other related principles
    • Demonstrate excellent judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
    • Ability to think outside of the box
    • Able to lead meetings, clearly communicate technical approach, status, assess risk and mitigate

Desired Skills

    • Complete understanding and wide use of technical standards, principles, theories, and concepts in the field
    • Knowledge of the industry and the software products that are being developed
    • Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
    • Recognized as an expert and strives for excellence with the ability to mentor and coach other engineers to do the same
    • Adaptable to change
    • Network with senior internal and external/partner personnel in own area of expertise
As the fastest growing commerce company in the industry, we offer the opportunity for tremendous upward mobility within the company as well as development and professional growth opportunities. FreedomPay's fulltime roles provide exceptional benefits including medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, Life Insurance, Retirement Plans with company match, commission sharing plan, flexible hybrid working environment, and great parental and other leave programs. All positions must be able to successfully pass a background check as well as a credit check.