Manager Software Engineering

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We are always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Manager Software Engineering will oversee the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of software applications in a for-profit organization using multiple technologies.  The development team is responsible for maintenance and development of multiple services/SaaS applications that serve several of our businesses.

The manager facilitates communication between developers and with other leaders, removes impediments, and provides leadership, mentorship, and career development to employees.  This position will partner with other leaders in the organization to coordinate and prioritize backlog for a product and ensure that the process is used properly by their team members.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location. This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location preferred. Remote will be considered within the United States.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Understand and meet business needs while guiding the duties of a Software Engineering team.

• Model the culture we want to have: a DevOps mindset with collaborative and agile approach to software development and operations.

• Ensure team members are operating as efficiently and effectively as possible with their teams.

• Work with the development teams to ensure the ability to deliver committed work items

• Handle day-to-day management responsibilities for direct reports.

• Assist/lead teams' program increment and iteration planning, retrospectives, and demos.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business and technical staff in on-site and virtual environments.

• Monitor team progress, track project milestones, and manage potential risks and issues, taking proactive measures to mitigate them.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, promoting innovation and efficiency in development processes.

• Define and communicate clear Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the development teams, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals. Track and evaluate team performance against OKRs, adjusting strategies as needed to ensure successful outcomes.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in computer-related field preferred, or equivalent work experience required

• 8+ years software development experience

• 4+ years of Software Development Management experience

• The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with PHP, .net, C# preferred or extensive experience managing teams using those technologies

• Experience in .NET, C#, SQL, HTML, and CSS

• Experience with web frameworks such as Angular or React

• Experience with Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes is strongly recommended

• Solid grasp of infrastructural and operational principles

• Strong experience with agile methodologies and principles

• Problem-solving skills to lead others during development and incidents

• Experience with change, problem and incident management processes

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

• Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of the business

• Must be able to lead a team to self-organization and lead across and up as well as down the formal organization

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off

• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance

• 401(k) employer matching program

• Parental leave

• Wellness resources

• Charitable matching program

• Hybrid work

• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)

• Community outreach groups

• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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