Manager, Software Engineering (Hybrid)

For more than 80 years, Kaplan has been a trailblazer in education and professional advancement. We are a global company at the intersection of education and technology, focused on collaboration, innovation, and creativity to deliver a best in class educational experience and make Kaplan a great place to work.

• →Manage a team of software engineers to architect, design, build and test enterprise software applications.
• →Ensure that the Kaplan software development lifecycle processes are followed, and where appropriate contribute to improvement of those processes.
• →Participate in architecture discussions for product development and advocate use of automation in development practices likeCI, testing, operational efficiency, etc.
• →Work with the Executive Director, other development managers, and diverse teams including product owners, scrum master, devops, database and UI specialists, in order to get work done efficiently.
• →Work with appropriate technology teams including the offshore team in order to analyze, troubleshoot, communicate, and effectively prioritize system-related issues.
• →Grow the technical expertise of your team around quality, scalability, performance, resilience, and fault tolerance of software systems being built using state of the art tools.
• →Support the delivery of working software with QA team members into production environments, recommend best practices to ensure successful software delivery.
• →Some projects will require unusual working hours including late nights and weekends in order to ensure business continuity and reliable working software.
• →Some projects will require "crunch" efforts of unusual extra hours in order to meet business needs with the  complexity of  software development.
• →Hybrid Schedule: 3 days remote / 2 days in office
• →30-day notification period preferred

• Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other
• 2+ years leading software engineers or in leadership role
• 8+ years hands-on engineering experience with .Net, C#, Web API, GraphQL etc
• Extensive knowledge of systems architecture for web-based systems.
• Experience with service-oriented design including common patterns, interfaces, and inheritance
• Considerable experience and aptitude in the creation of enterprise business software.
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts, technologies and business processes.
• Ability to apply a rich variety of software engineering principles, theories, algorithms and concepts.    
• Ability to stay focused and detail-oriented in a fast-paced dynamic environment, and coach others to do the same.
• Current knowledge of cloud technologies

Kaplan is committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that values diversity, promotes equity, and integrates inclusivity into all aspects of our operations. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, nationality, or sex. We believe that diversity strengthens our organization, fuels innovation, and improves our ability to serve our students, customers, and communities. Learn more about our culture here.

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