Software Development Manager

E-commerce company & parent to Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com and 7 other retail websites.

- Guide development teams and be responsible for overall systems development life cycle - Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed project plans and schedules - Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team by defining, implementing and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for our product line - Manage process and quality of service improvements, planning, project management of software deliverables within the team, and management of resources across teams - Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology - Possess architectural depth to steer teams toward highly performing systems - Communicate effectively with your team and with stakeholders at all levels of the company - Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management effort - Build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of senior level engineers, developing and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members - Delivery of quality applications on-time and on-budget

- BS in Computer Science or related discipline - 5+ years of software development experience in Java or C++ and object oriented design - Minimum of 3 years leading, mentoring, and developing a team of technical talent - Results oriented person with a delivery focus and demonstrated ability of achieving stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment - Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions and manage complex initiatives from conception to launch - Experience building and operating highly available, highly scalable, high-volume systems - Working experience with UNIX/Linux and service oriented architectures - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating - Strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities