Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Frontdoor, Inc. reimagines home maintenance and repair through American Home Shield and the Frontdoor app, supported by a network of professional contractors and Streem technology. The Sr. Manager, Finance Software Development will lead a high-performing software development team, oversee the software development lifecycle, and drive scalable architecture, operational excellence, innovation, and cross-functional delivery. The role also focuses on production support, developer experience, and data-driven performance improvement.
Responsibilities
- Directs the software development lifecycle, including design, budgeting, and implementation. Provides early insights on the impact of new initiatives on existing systems and infrastructure
- Manages a team of developers, third-party vendors, and interns. Sets clear goals, conducts performance reviews, and fosters a culture of accountability and continuous professional growth
- Conducts architectural reviews and provides technical guidance for a polyglot environment. Preferred exposure to .Net (C#), Go (Golang), and modern Frontend technologies (React/Angular) to ensure scalable, high-performance delivery
- Oversees on-call support processes and incident response protocols. Leads post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement long-term preventative measures
- Researches and builds leading-edge technology solutions that are replicable and scalable, aligning with the company’s innovation mandate
- Partners with Product, Security, and internal departments to identify customer needs and define technical objectives
- Monitors and optimizes team performance using industry-standard metrics (such as DORA metrics) to track deployment frequency, lead time for changes, and time to restore service
Skills
- 7+ years of software development experience and at least 3+ years in a supervisory/management role
- Strong architectural understanding of microservices, cloud-native patterns (AWS/Azure), and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Mastery of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience maintaining high-availability systems in a CI/CD environment
- Proven experience managing production support, including setting SLAs/SLOs and managing rotation schedules for mission-critical services
- A focus on improving the "Developer Experience" (DevEx) by optimizing toolchains and reducing cognitive load for engineering teams
- Ability to translate complex technical roadmaps into business value for non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to quickly react to changes in priorities and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Preferred exposure to .Net (C#), Go (Golang), and modern Frontend technologies (React/Angular)
Benefits
- Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards and incentives.
- Insurance for medical/pharmacy, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Weight loss and smoking cessation programs
- Matching 401(k)
- Ability to participate in the employee stock purchase plan
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