Position Title: Software Engineering Manager - (Ratings)

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Dresher, PA or Remote (Remote only in CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, MD, NJ, MA, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA)

Summary/Overview:

We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to join our Leadership team in Dresher, PA. This role offers the opportunity to be a part of a leading-edge financial data and analytic software product for KBRA.

About Us:

KBRA is a global full-service rating agency with a mission to set a standard of excellence and integrity. Established in 2010, KBRA remains dedicated to the restoration of trust in credit ratings by setting new standards for assessing risk and by offering timely and transparent ratings. KBRA provides market participants with an alternative solution by delivering in-depth research, products and tools needed to make informed investment decisions across various sectors within the U.S. and European markets.

Products include: KBRA Analytics, KBRA Altman, KBRA Credit Profile, KBRA DLD, KBRA Financial Intelligence (KFI), KBRA Premium and Ratings Feed.

KBRA has issued more than 60,000 ratings valued at $3.16 trillion in rating issuance. The agency employs 525 professionals globally with offices located in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Dublin (Ireland) and London (UK).

About the Team

Our organization believes that small, empowered teams can do amazing things. We also believe that our teams must have professional partnerships with the other parts of the org. All team members are first-class citizens in the process of understanding the problem as well as designing, developing, testing, deploying and supporting the solution. We are looking to continuously grow and improve our understanding and skillsets. We strive for the automation of processes and the reduction of handoffs. We value collaboration and think it is integral to the software development lifecycle and are looking for people that feel that same.

Technologies:

• .NET Systems
• SQL Server, CosmosDB, and ElasticSearch
• Enterprise Workflow Systems
• MS Office Integrations
• Containerized applications
• PHP Systems

Job Responsibilities:

You will be working with a cross-functional team making software for internal users of our KBRA Ratings Process. You should be comfortable participating in a collaborative environment, iterating on solutions and delivering with quality on a regular cadence.

This is a management position. You will be responsible for a team and will have individual contributors reporting to you. Mangers at KBRA also play a part in the hands-on process of building software, and a large part in orchestrating developers to achieve great results. A technical background is required in order to be a good counsel and advocate for engineering, but don't expect to be writing production-facing code on a regular basis. You will be an advocate not only for your direct reports, but for the products on which they work, the technical organization, and the company as a whole.

• Work with product managers, designers, and developers to prioritize, plan, and schedule work.
• Communicate status, risks, and requirements both internally and to other groups.
• Provide technical and non-technical guidance to the team, both individually (through scheduled one on ones) and as a group.
• Facilitate continuous learning and growth for the team and its members.
• Work with other development teams to identify and anticipate changing requirements and opportunities to improve the development environment.
• Recruit, hire and onboard engineering talent

Key Job Qualifications:

You are enthusiastic and passionate about what you do, and use that to help motivate diverse groups. You practice servant leadership and understand that your role is to support the team in the journey of making great software. You also practice extreme ownership with our product and process. We strive to enable our teams with all the capabilities to build and run the software they make and with that comes the ownership of all aspects of the process.

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Have a development background.
• Have demonstrated experience coaching technical teams, setting goals, & crafting plans to achieve them.
• Can work with people across multiple disciplines to create a clear vision and strategy.
• Understand that managers add value by enabling their team.
• Know that no matter how much an organization is communicating, it isn't enough.

Additionally, experience with the following is preferred but not required:

• Xtreme programming methodologies (including pair programming and/or mob programming)
• Systems thinking
• The Manager tools framework

Salary Range:

The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $175,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.

Benefits:

• A hybrid work schedule and flex hours
• Competitive benefits and paid time off
• Paid family and disability leave
• 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
• Educational and professional development financial assistance
• Employee referral bonus program
• Cell phone reimbursement

More Info

KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.