Software Development Manager

Nebraska Furniture Mart Remote, Oregon, US

About the Role

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreamsand a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

Pay Range: $86,260 – 138,906 annually

Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle The Software Development Manager is responsible for overseeing one or more software development teams and ensuring the development process is efficient, effective, and meets the company's goals and objectives. They are responsible for managing the entire software development life cycle from conceptualization to deployment. They are responsible for the leadership and growth of their team making sure they have tools and training to perform their job duties to their fullest potential.

This position requires the candidate to reside in NE, IA, KS, MO, or TX. Final candidates will be required to come on-site prior to receiving an offer or on their first day of employment. Job Duties: A Day in the Life Lead the Team:

Provide leadership, coaching, and direction for developers. Establish clear expectations, promote accountability, remove obstacles, and develop team capabilities Own Delivery

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Lead the planning and delivery of enhancements, projects, technical improvements, and production support while balancing business priorities, technical debt, and team capacity Strengthen Development Practices:

Establish and reinforce development standards, code reviews, testing, documentation, knowledge transfer, and deployment practices that improve application maintainability and supportability Protect Production Stability:

Lead and coordinate the resolution of production issues, identify root causes, manage technical risks, and drive permanent corrective actions for business-critical functionality Modernize the Platform

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Identify opportunities to simplify legacy processes, improve integrations, reduce technical debt, and leverage emerging technologies and practices while protecting critical business capabilities Collaborate:

Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, engineers, DBA’s, and vendors to define solutions, coordinate dependencies, establish priorities, and deliver cross-functional initiatives Communicate:

Translate complex technical issues into clear business language and communicate delivery status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to team members, stakeholders, and senior leadership Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love. Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes? Bachelor’s degree with area of specialization in Information Systems or related field or experience preferred Minimum 7 years of experience in IT preferably in retail industry Minimum 3 years of software development experience Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Management and Agile Frameworks Minimum 4 years of experience with using Microsoft Office Minimum 2 years of experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps and ServiceNow Prior Management experience Ability to work both independently and within a team framework and to motivate colleagues to manage projects effectively Ability to manage multiple projects of medium or greater size, complexity, and impact Ability to accomplish difficult tasks and make decisions with minimal supervision/review by others Strong communication and presentation skills. Required to prepare presentations for NFM Leadership teams Comprehensive understanding of application software and system concepts and the ability to apply them for the completion of difficult assignments Demonstrated experience leading high performing teams or organizations through significant change preferred Knowledgeable in cloud technologies, application architecture, integrations, middleware, ETL/data integration, databases, APIs/interfaces, and enterprise application concepts Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record as occasional driving may be required Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the USA on a full-time basis. NFM will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, criminal background check #LI-REMOTE Benefits: What’s in It for You? As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7% Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days) Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months) Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels Paid community volunteer opportunities Tuition Reimbursement You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Responsibilities

  • Lead the software development team to deliver software products end-to-end
  • Oversee full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment
  • Mentor and grow team with tools and training

Qualifications

  • Experience leading software development teams
  • Strong knowledge of SDLC and modern development practices
  • Ability to reside in NE/IA/KS/MO/TX and work on-site initially

Benefits

Health, dental, vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays

Required Skills

Leadership SDLC software development team coaching depoyment

Keywords

Software Development Manager leadership SDLC team management

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Job Overview

Date Posted 5 hours ago
Location Remote, Oregon, US
Job Type Full-time
Work Mode Onsite
Salary $86,260 - $138,906
Category Software technology, Software development management, Team leadership

About the Company

Nebraska Furniture Mart