Manager Software Engineering

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is now longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and visionaryManager of Software Engineering to lead a talented software engineering team responsible for building and evolving Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) APIs that power Optimum's mobile applications. This role will oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performing APIs that enable seamless mobile experiences across broadband, mobile, account management, and customer-support capabilities.

The ideal candidate will drive the team's technical strategy and roadmap, establish engineering standards, mentor and develop engineers, and ensure predictable delivery of high-quality APIs. You will serve as a technical leader and strategic partner, helping evolve Optimum's mobile architecture while balancing performance, scalability, security, reliability, time-to-market, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers responsible for building and supporting BFF APIs for Optimum's mobile applications.
• Continue to make Optimum a friendly environment.
• Owns 2+ scrums with accountability for the results.
• Define and execute the BFF technology roadmap in partnership with product, mobile, architecture, and platform teams, aligning engineering priorities with business and customer needs.
• Drive the design and delivery of scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performing APIs that provide mobile applications with simplified access to backend services.
• Establish API architecture and engineering standards covering API contracts, versioning, backward compatibility, security, performance, testing, and observability.
• Partner closely with iOS, Android, product, design, QA, and backend engineering teams to define technical solutions, manage dependencies, and deliver capabilities across agile development cycles.
• Guide technical design and implementation decisions, serving as a subject-matter expert in BFF architecture, API development, service integration, and cloud-native engineering.
• Champion engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, contract testing, observability, DevSecOps, and production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvements in API performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence, including effective incident response and post-incident improvements.
• Translate business and product requirements into clear technical solutions, providing realistic estimates, delivery commitments, risks, and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Collaborate across engineering and business organizations to communicate technology strategy, influence architectural decisions, and ensure alignment on priorities and outcomes.
• Support modernization initiatives that simplify legacy integrations and enable consistent, scalable API capabilities for mobile applications.
• Hire, coach, and develop engineering talent while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role
• Strong experience designing, developing, and supporting production APIs and backend services, preferably for mobile applications
• Hands-on experience with Go, Java, or Python, and production experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and cloud-native technologies
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern software development practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability
• Experience working in an Agile environment and managing software development initiatives from planning through execution and delivery
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire engineering teams while fostering collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions and balance technical and business priorities
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively, achieve strong outcomes, build consensus, and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders
• Familiarity with AI tools and an AI-first mindset, with a focus on leveraging AI to improve engineering productivity and software development

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stop.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is$133,661.00 - $219,586.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire and does not reflect future job opportunity.