Manager, Software Engineering

Micro Focus (now OpenText) is one of the world’s largest enterprise software providers. We deliver mission-critical technology and supporting services that help thousands of customers worldwide manage core IT elements of their business so they can run and transform—at the same time.

Your Impact:

The Manager, Software Engineering is responsible for setting direction and leadership to development teams. She/he will be responsible for People management, project delivery, managing risks and mitigation.

This position requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and “hands-on” product development skills.  She/He must have strong technical background, and proficient in motivating and leading the team, through vision, strategic positioning, and leadership characteristics. She/He must be highly energetic and passionate about delivery; define goals, objectives and measurements for the teams, track performance and show continuous improvement. She/he will provide mentoring and coaching for the team to develop an iterative, continuous approach to feature delivery.

What the role offers:

• Deliver assigned projects on time, within budget and with agreed quality standards.
• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Operations, other delivery teams and Release Management to ensure effective launch and delivery of projects that meet business needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients.
• Apply best practices and coding patterns that ensure world-class solutions that are maintainable, modular and of high code quality.
• Create a culture that strives to meet expectations and deliver value.
• Drive automated solutions that enable better efficiency and process improvement.
• Grow and manage the skills and talent in the team.
• Manage People Resource processes related to objective setting, regular check-ins, assessments, and compensation.
• Manage communication cross-functionally and escalate promptly as issues arise.
• Take responsibility for ensuring customer satisfaction during project delivery.
• Maintain project management documentation including but not limited to project plans, issues, risks, action items, and project sites.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

What you need to succeed:

• 10+ years of experience in developing and managing core products or business applications. At least 3 years of management experience.
• Experience developing Web-based applications for the Java platform
• Strong knowledge of Java
• Knowledge of architectural design patterns and ability to design solutions for complex problems.
• Knowledge of modern browser UI technologies and frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, TypeScript, CSS preprocessors, etc.) is a strong advantage.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle/MSSQL/PostgreSQL) a plus.
• Practical knowledge of agile/iterative development process.
• Good design, architecture, and coding skills.
• Confident, highly motivated and enthusiastic about delivering exceptional user experiences, solving complex problems, and driving continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle process and methodologies.
• Strong leadership, people management and mentoring skills.
• Goal driven; plans and manages toward achieving goals, anticipates problems, and issues and proactively drives their resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels.
• Skilled in presentations and discussions with business and technical staff.
• Experience in working in an international environment involving multiple development sites on various time zones.

Micro Focus’ (now OpenText) efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com.