Software Engineering Manager

Maxar Technologies
paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), remote work
United States, Colorado, Westminster
1300 West 120th Avenue (Show on map)
Mar 13, 2025
Please review the job details below. Job Description Maxar Intelligence is seeking a Software Engineering Manager of Business Systems team within Core Imagery Organization.We don't create typical software and we aren't solving the same old problems that a hundred other companies are solving.Business Systemsprovides the services and applications that managecustomer orders.We make adifference,and we always seek to harness our capabilities"For A Better World." Maxar has been continuously recognized as a top place to work. We take care of our employees with a robust benefits package including flexibility in the workplace and generous time-off policy. Visit our careers page to see benefits offered, testimonials from employees, and our Top Places to Work recognitions. Candidates must be U.S. citizens.Specifically, this role must have a Secret level security clearance in order to support some of our Programs. Life with Us Your Project: In this role you will Lead development and oversee the execution and delivery of all of our applications that provide ordering and statusing capabilities to our customers. You will work collaboratively with our technical delivery teams to ensure that the solutions meet the business need and align with the overall technical direction of the Business Systems team and Maxar as a whole. The work this role performs helps to bring our customers in the door and helps our customers to work with Maxar with ease. Without this group, Maxar would not be able to provide the excellent service required to support the needs of our high-profile clients in the space and satellite industry. If you enjoy working collaboratively to encode complex cloud-native services supporting world-class satellite operations this would be an excellent opportunity for you to explore. An ideal candidate will love toapplybest-practicesoftware engineering disciplines and bring a quality first mindset to work every day.We are a development partner with AWS andadoptcloud-native solutions where they make sense for our business. Your Career: We're very serious about professional development and continuing education at Maxar. We offer our team members with the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has amazing resources to support learning and development. You will work with your supervisor to set goals and design a development plan to advance your career. What We Offer: Time for dedicated professional development, remote work, conference attendance, corporate partner and industry training, peer group collaboration, hackathons, as well as paid certifications, education reimbursement and student loan forgiveness. What you'll do day-to-day: Embrace and uphold Maxar's Core Values: We Put the Mission First, We Work Better Together, We Stay Curious, We Act Like Owners, We Do it Right, and You Matter. Work with Product Management to prioritize, scope and plan business milestones. Build technical roadmaps to achieve business milestones. Foster a positive engineering culture in line with Maxar's values. Establish SLAs, governance processes, best practices and mitigation procedures across development lifecycle and sustainment for all API services Ensure your team has the people needed to be successful. Support timely delivery of engineering solutions to deliver business needs, while providing a transparent view to progress. Actively coach and mentor team members in their careers. Minimum Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen and willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree 2 years of engineering management experience, or 2 years of proven tech leadership experience with the eagerness to take on more team building opportunities Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with software engineering experience. (A Masters degree may count for 2 additional years of experience) Understands and has practiced agile software development and management Familiar with RESTful API design for developer audience Excellent grasp of software engineering principles, ability to guide and coach engineers Demonstrated design skills for large scale, performant, and highly available cloud services or distributed systems Has had exposure to multiple languages and frameworks as either an engineer or manager Comfortable managing team members with different skill sets and technical areas of focus and expertise Micro-service oriented architecture development experience and management A solid understanding of software development methodologies and practices (SDLC, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.) Preferred Requirements: Relational and Nonrelational databases Service Oriented Architectures Javascript/React/Angular experience. Software containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry) AWS Associate or Professional Certification Experience utilizing serverless software architectures Active DoD security clearance Demonstrated ability to drive cross team collaboration Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. * The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $120,000.00 - $200,000.00 annually. For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions. The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting. To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page. Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.