Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Accela is hiring a Manager, Software Engineering to lead and coordinate product development teams supporting its SaaS platform. The role oversees software delivery, resource and capacity planning, quality, cross-functional execution, and developer coaching.
Responsibilities
- Lead one or more product development teams through all phases of the software development lifecycle, including technical design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing delivery
- Manage development work and priorities in Jira and coordinate requirements, timelines, and dependencies with Product Management
- Drive resource and schedule alignment across development teams to identify capacity needs, address gaps or conflicts, and optimize the use of available talent and resources
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Quality Assurance, Cloud Operations, and other cross-functional partners to ensure coordinated execution across dependencies
- Contribute to development roadmaps, milestones, delivery plans, and tracking mechanisms to monitor progress, issues, dependencies, and risks
- Champion AI adoption and AI-driven development practices that improve engineering productivity, quality, and effectiveness
- Establish and maintain consistency in development practices, timelines, documentation, and stakeholder engagement across assigned teams
- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to developers and support the continued growth and development of team members
- Manage competing priorities and help ensure development initiatives are delivered effectively and in alignment with product and organizational objectives
Skills
- Minimum of 3 years of experience managing a software development team, preferably within a SaaS, enterprise technology, or cloud-based environment
- Experience working with Java and/or .NET platforms and modern CI/CD development practices
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices, resource planning, capacity management, and delivery execution
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, dependencies, and timelines and drive initiatives through completion
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product Management, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and other technical teams
- Proficiency with development and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with Angular, JavaScript, JQuery, or related technologies
- Experience supporting SaaS platforms and cloud infrastructure or cloud transformation initiatives
- Experience with AI-enabled development tools or AI-driven engineering practices
- Experience working with the Accela Civic Platform
Benefits
- Annual bonus target; discretionary bonus awarded based on company and individual goal achievement.
- Accela’s U.S. team members will receive a generous benefits package consisting of options including flexible time off, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, family planning benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, health savings account with company contributions, flexible spending account, life, accident, and disability coverage, business travel insurance, employee assistance programs, and other well-being benefits.
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