Software Engineering Manager
Material Handling Systems

FORTNA partners with the world's leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our customers with comprehensive services and products including network strategy, distribution center operational design and implementation, material handling automated equipment, robotics and a comprehensive suite of lifecycle services.

At FORTNA, we believe in fostering a workplace that isn't just a job but a movement - a collective effort to redefine success and transform challenges into opportunities. "Join the Movement" encapsulates our commitment to a workplace culture that thrives on collaboration, celebrates diversity, and empowers every individual to contribute to something greater than themselves. Our Team. Our Passion. Our Approach.

The Software Engineering Manager, (Within Project Engineering Team) leads the project development and delivery team overseeing all the activities of the team and members, developing, implementing, and delivering custom enterprise software for the organization's client specific software solutions.

With strong strategic thinking, planning skills and a strong sense of software product development ownership, this role provides expertise throughout the entire software development life cycle, takes ownership for the development team performance as well as responsibility over the resolution of technical issues of the organization's software products. As part of software leadership, this role will coordinate with department leaderships on release timelines of software products and establishing minimum release qualifications.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Support recruitment and training of Software developers.
• Oversees the daily workflow and schedules of the development team.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Supervises, delegates, and manages the development team's work while ensuring that the software products adhere to coding standards and technical stack.
• Supports and participates in improving organization's code development standards and parameters for software products.
• Participates in defining and developing the improvement for code development processes, tools.
• Develops and track metrics of team's code development work to monitor the product development progress and provide support appropriately when needed.
• Coordinates with department leaderships on release timelines of software products and establishing minimum release qualifications and provides the development plan accordingly.
• Leads and mentors development team members
• Collaborates with other team members to foster a team atmosphere.
• Provides technical leadership on software development practices and provides feedback to team members.
• Engages with Solutions Architects, Software Project Managers, and clients to effectively define project scope and implement the solution within project timelines
• Project delivery entails scope creation, implementation, and delivery to onsite commissioning teams
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and/or 10+ years of work experience in Software Development, Software Project Management, or a related field
• Six plus years of experience in enterprise level software development environment
• Two plus years of experience with leading developers and technical team members in software development
• Experience should consist of three plus years in one or more of the following: Material Handling Industry/Distribution Center (DC) environments
• Having extensive understanding in software development process (Agile and Waterfall), tools, and approaches
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with teams and clients
• Can lead a new software product initiative from scratch, manage and deliver it within constraints following corporate's business strategy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Experience in working with multiple sites team in different time zone is a plus
• Certification in SDLC processes (SAFe, ACP) and Project Management is desirable
• Available for occasional domestic and international travel
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job

The base salary range for this role is $112,500 to $168,800. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the base salary range for this position. Actual base salary offered will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and performance.

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It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.S.), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, FORTNA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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