Manager, Software Engineer - Backend

As the most trusted global leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM) software, Agiloft helps organizations manage the end-to-end process of proposing, negotiating, signing, and leveraging contracts using our flexible Data-first Agreement Platform (DAP). With contract data as the foundation, customers quickly and collaboratively reach agreement and leverage contract visibility to thrive with competitive advantage. Employing powerful, pragmatic artificial intelligence as a legal force multiplier, and robust integration capabilities as a data liberator, organizations around the world trust Agiloft’s certified implementers to deliver connected, intelligent, and autonomous solutions across the entire contract lifecycle.

Top analysts like Gartner, Forrester, and IDC agree, all showing Agiloft as a leader in the CLM space. Our no code platform is easily managed and administered by business users, which is why Agiloft is the contract you keep: nearly a full 100% of new customers are satisfied with their initial implementations, and some 97% of customers renew every year. Ours is a growing, vibrant, successful company that is at the forefront of a market that is becoming a must-have for all organizations.

We believe that the way to build the strongest, most vibrant place to work is to bring in individuals from all walks of life, and to support them in bringing their authentic selves to their day, every day. Our working philosophy is that “EX = CX”: when employee experience is excellent, so is customer experience. We support multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and offer a working environment that supports healthy work/life balance, including floating holidays and a quarterly, no-questions-asked wellness day.

Position Overview

As a Manager, Software Engineer - Backend, you play an instrumental role in delivering Agiloft platform features, working both independently and collaboratively with a cross-functional agile development team. This role is instrumental for the development of high-quality software, conforms to approved design patterns and aligns with architecture goals and objectives. You are responsible for leading, mentoring, and training team members in the ongoing development and support of components of the JEE-based Agiloft platform. Your team’s deliverables will include new features, improvements to existing code. With your team you will maintain systems excellence with high-quality designs and software development.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a Scrum development team including agile ceremonies, stand ups, etc., facilitating effective collaboration and communication
• Be responsible and accountable for defining and delivering on commitments to sprint and release goals.

 

• Manage a team of successful and effective software engineers:
• Set individual and team expectations and manage performance
• Act as an escalation point for your team
• Provide guidance and support to team members for individual success and career growth
• Perform weekly/bi-weekly 1x1 check-ins, lead weekly team meetings
• Hire, mentor, and train new team members as needed to ensure success




• Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team.
• Lead the development of platform enhancements that meet or exceed requirements on performance, scalability, and security.
• Lead the design of frameworks, components, and applications.
• Lead the development of best practices and patterns and guide the team in their use.
• Establish a culture of code quality and implement and maintain best practices for the development of secure-, well documented code of high quality.
• Ensure solution designs are documented clearly and with enough details for development and for preparing effort estimates.
• Together with your team design, build, implement, troubleshoot, and test software products in alignment with the product roadmap and architecture strategies.
• Understand and apply Agiloft’s security controls in your design and code implementation.
• Collaborate with other members of Agiloft Engineering on improvements to the development process and code base.
• Operate expertly within the SDLC lifecycle and process, in-alignment with the broader departmental lifecycle and process.
• Ensure adherence to Agiloft’s quality framework and policies.
• Balance new feature development efforts with the maintenance of your team’s platform components.
• Timely respond-to and resolve complex and/or escalated issues.
• Generate innovative ideas and develop prototypes and proof of concepts.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• >8 years developing commercial software
• >4 years leading development teams
• Demonstrated experience leading software development teams in an agile environment.
• Extensive experience with Java, JEE
• Extensive experience with building applications on SQL databases
• Experience developing large cloud-based web applications
• Experience with the development of applications on micro services architectures.
• Experience with the development of SaaS applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to tackle issues by making timely decisions based on facts, knowledge, experience, and judgment.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating technical needs and capabilities to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate and provide technical leadership with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Solid experience in architectural patterns, micro-services, messaging/event driven frameworks and enterprise databases
• Strong experience in CI/CD practices.
• Demonstrated ability to trouble shoot issues and help developers technically in their day-to-day work.
• Demonstrated ability to design and provide solutions for complex projects.
• “Can do” attitude while demonstrating a strong work ethic

Preferred Qualifications

• At least three years of hands-on experience with of Java concepts (JEE, WildFly, stack traces, heap dumps)
• Understanding of web application security frameworks and their application in software development.
• Experience with performance optimization of applications with SQL databases.
• Experience in a security compliant environment (SOC2 Type 2, ISO27001)
• Experience with building SaaS applications on AWS

Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace is our priority. We are committed to an environment of acceptance where you are free to bring your full self to work. All employment decisions at Agiloft are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or social ethnic origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, parental status, marital status, Veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you have a need that requires accommodation during the recruiting process, please let us know by contacting Director, Talent Acquisition, Brad Toothman at [email protected].

Applicants from underrepresented groups such as minorities, veterans, or individuals with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted. There will be no application deadline for this opportunity.