Manager, Software Engineering, Octopart

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⚡️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

• Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space
• More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
• We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

About this role:

The Software Engineering Manager is responsible for mentoring software engineers within their unit, adopting best practices, performance and problem-solving abilities in addition to contributing to the code base. Organizes, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a product development engineering team with responsibility for results in planning, objective-setting and goal alignment, costs, methods, project completion, managing personnel issues, creating and maintaining a productive work environment.

The primary role of the Manager, Software Engineering - Octopart is to lead and mentor a productive, collaborative team of engineers in the development of the Octopart platform.

Altium offers the opportunity to conceive and build new product features for electronics engineers and add your own ideas to the world’s most collaborative and efficient electronics design platform.

Please note: The working mode is on-site: 5 days a week from our Cambridge office.

A day in the life of our Manager, Software Engineering:

• Work with the team to establish staffing, goals, timelines, and expectations. Best practices for performance and problem-solving should be leveraged throughout.
• Take the lead in proposing and launching new development projects and encourage your team to propose ideas, too.
• Establish easy, open relationships with other managers, teams, leadership, and all groups within Altium can help clear a path for your team's progress and keep everyone informed.
• Organizes and plans project, workloads and task assignments.
• Provides feedback, mentoring and professional development support and other management responsibilities to achieve assignments and meet operational objectives.
• Manages relationships with others, e.g other managers, upper management, other teams, support organizations, etc., to support cross-functional and departmental teaming when needed and to remove obstacles so that direct reports and the team can effectively and efficiently complete product development, projects and tasks.
• Initiates, participate in R&D projects to develop new products or advance existing products.
• Monitors product development progress, makes adjustments and ensures sound application of engineering principles and adequate research to support the highest possible product quality and performance.
• Assists, identifies and initiates technical projects and programs which lead to improved processes and products, reduced costs, and/or increased output.
• Identifies, defines and recommends objectives and scope of technical projects communicates goals, scope, approach and schedules to technical managers and/or engineers.
• Evaluates final results of research and developments projects to assure accomplishment of technical objectives. Prepares and presents reports outlining the outcome of technical projects and makes recommendations to implement desired results.
• Team and talent management: Recruit, hire, onboard, and mentor software engineers; conduct performance reviews and facilitate career development.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Foster collaboration with other teams and stakeholders; communicate project status, risks, and outcomes to senior management.
• Team management: Experience leading a team of engineers.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Senior level, able to work independently, think big, generate ideas.
• Total years of experience: 8+ years in software engineering.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field like Computer Science or Computer Engineering is often required, along with years of development experience.
• Proven leadership and management experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and mentoring skills.
• A solid software development background is required – JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue.js / React, Python, Go.
• A natural problem solver with strong leadership skills, able to guide others in successful approaches to problems and maintain a productive, creative problem-solving environment.
• Working at speed and under pressure comes naturally, never slowing down for changing business needs, client needs, or technologies.
• You’re a natural at cooperating with Product Management, Customer Support, DevOps and other stakeholders.
• You can solve technical and non-technical problems and consider decisions collaboratively.

Would Be a Plus:

• ECAD/EDA/CAD software or PCB design experience
• UX experience

UK Benefits

• 🏥 Private health insurance, including dental coverage
• 🌅 Pension scheme with company match up to 9%
• 🧘 nilo.health, mental health and wellbeing support
• 🌍 Remote working abroad program
• 📚 Professional development support and resources
• 🥳 Employee referral program
• 🏖 28 days' holiday + public holidays and special leave
• 👶 Enhanced family and special leave
• 💪 Corporate membership rates with national gyms
• 🥪 Free lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office
• 🚗 Electric car charging stations, free office parking, bicycle, and scooter storage

🌍 Also, we would like you to know

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

💡 Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYCOLpPLPE

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