Working with KinderCare Learning Companies means using your outstanding talents to help set the foundation for lifelong learners, where you can collaborate with colleagues, grow and learn, and positively impact the families we serve.

With over 50 years of experience, 30,000+ employees, and more than 2,000 early learning center programs, we are the most accredited leaders in early childhood education. Together, we create environments where kids grow and thrive. As one of only four companies to receive the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award six times, we’re confident that you can grow and thrive here, too. We can’t wait to meet you.

The Manager of Software Engineering leads a team of .NET developers and supervising the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications built on the Microsoft .NET framework. We're looking for a highly skilled and innovative leader with a deep knowledge of .Net development and application architecture.

You'll work closely with the Product Management Team, dedicated to the team’s continuous improvement. Set and uphold best-practices and support of our most critical applications and services integral to several rapidly growing lines of business as we undertake digital transformation of our field and family-facing experience software.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Lead the success and growth of the team to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Define, document, and enforce coding standards, standardized practices, and development methodologies
• Collaborate with other teams, such as product management, quality assurance, and operations, to ensure that software projects are aligned with business goals and requirements
• Provide guidance in software engineering practices to agile teams
• Review code and offer feedback to ensure quality and established standards
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and ensure that the team is using best-in-class tools and techniques
• Promote understanding of technical risks and opportunities with non-technical audiences to assist with delivery prioritization, and effectively setting expectations to partners at all levels of the organization
• Responsiveness to problem solving and incident management
• Hire, train, and mentor new team members, ensuring that they are fully integrated into the team and understand their roles and responsibilities
• Conduct performance reviews and coach team members around continuous improvement
• Participate in on-call rotation for Major Incident Management leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 7 experience in website, web application, and web services software development, with a focus on Microsoft .NET technologies
• Experience leading teams of software developers
• Strong technical skills in .NET, C#, ASP.NET, MVC, and SQL Server
• Building software using AWS tools (preferred) and containerized cloud software (preferred)
• Agile software development methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly
• Recruiting, hiring, and mentoring software developers
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high levels of quality and meeting timelines

Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:

• Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.
• Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, unlimited paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
• … and much more.

At KinderCare Learning Companies you'll use your skills and expertise to help craft and contribute to our shared mission of supporting communities and encouraging lifelong learners. From our teachers to our cooks to our financial analysts, we are all passionate about crafting a world of learning, happiness and adventure for more than 150,000 children every day.

As the first national early childcare education provider to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute, we continue to follow the latest science-backed and evidence-based strategies for maintaining a safe and worry-free workplace.

Our highest priority has always been to keep our employees, children, families, and communities as safe and healthy as possible. KinderCare highly encourages its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and their communities. We are proud to provide paid time off for employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. We are also subject to state law, local ordinances, and Health Department requirements for employees working in child care, school facilities, and corporate work spaces.

We truly believe that everyone belongs in our circle, and everyone deserves to be celebrated for who they are. By partnering with underrepresented groups and experts in DEI, we are identifying areas to improve and forging a path forward through accountability, compassion, accessibility, and inclusion.

KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

Primary Location : Portland, Oregon, United States

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