Software Engineering Manager

Symmetry is the payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering the paychecks of over 64 million workers each year. Our fully integrated suite of payroll tax APIs and software tools allows companies to solve tax compliance issues and build applications across the entirety of the payroll process.

About the Role:

We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader for our new product development team. Come lead the team that blazes new trails in pursuit of designing and delivering Symmetrys latest product innovations. You will be responsible for guiding engineering teams through the process of developing a completely new product from the initial idea stage (where there is essentially nothing - the 0) to the point where it becomes a functional viable product that can be launched to market (1). We are a full-stack development team building applications coded in multiple languages; C Java .NET Python NodeJS leveraging containers and service-oriented architecture. The right person will be an activator who brings execution energy spark initiatives and foster connection among the team. You will be integral to our companys growth and guide our success through innovations and new product deliverables.

About the Team:

Our team consists of 25 engineers each bringing their own skills and experiences to the table. With a few engineers handling each product we work closely together to drive success and achieve our goals. Our team is diverse in every sense of the word with members ranging from those with 2 years of experience to seasoned professionals with over 20 years in the industry. We pride ourselves on being a helpful and supportive group always ready to assist and collaborate to overcome challenges and deliver high-quality work. Whether youre just starting your career or are a veteran in the field youll find a welcoming and inclusive environment within our team where everyones contributions are valued and respected. Join us and be a part of our dynamic and multi-faceted team as we strive for excellence together.

Heres what youll do day-to-day:

• Aligning teams to focus on new features and business goals.
• Taking complete functional ownership of your area including vision for both the platform and product in partnership with product managers and stakeholders.
• Initiating or beginning new projects ideas or actions by providing the initial energy inspiration or motivation needed to get them started.
• Developing and deploying strategies to support and build high functioning motivated teams ensuring technical competence in the team.
• Aligning and prioritizing the organization deliverables based on the company needs working closely with the leadership across functional departments.
• Ensuring products and services are performant available 24x7x365 resilient and stable.
• Supporting technical innovation and lead creation continual refinement and active enforcement of our engineering standards to ensure that our technology can be sustainably operated.
• Evaluating emerging technologies including SaaS systems for opportunities to improve services acting as technical consultant for the company to champion practical technical solutions.
• Partnering with engineering leaders across the company to architect and champion well-defined sub-systems and continually refining company-wide platform architecture

Heres what were looking for:

• 10 years of engineering leadership experience managing both people and tech stacks.
• Proven ability to initiate new projects ideas or actions by providing the initial energy inspiration or motivation needed to get them started
• A proven track record and ability to communicate with cross functional peers communicating technical concepts to business stakeholders and communicating business objectives to the technical team.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership on problems and projects and lead them to completion.
• A proven ability to debug and triage critical systems including team performance.
• Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and their practical application.
• Strong Experience with web application development Dev-ops distributed systems CI/CD and test automation.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design Service Oriented Architecture and Systems thinking.
• Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills including ability to prepare materials for audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Masters or Bachelor degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent experience.

Required skills & mindsets:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong work ethic supported by solid time-management skills.
• A love of your craft and a curiosity and passion to constantly learn new things.
• Ability and passion for helping growing engineering teams and making others better.
• A commitment and drive for quality and building for the long term.
• Ability to respect and handle diversity amongst staff and office environments.
• Ability to get into the nitty gritty of how a product works and clearly communicate its value.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $191000/yr to $237000/yr in Scottsdale & most major metro locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Symmetry has a physical office space in who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately2-3 daysper week (or more depending on role).

When approved to work from a location other than the office a secure reliable and consistent internet connection is required.

Working at Symmetry

Being happy at a job goes beyond just doing the work. Where you choose to spend 40 hours a week should be a place that challenges you professionally and aligns with your personal goals and well-being. We truly love what we do and our customers love what we produce. Our family-owned and -operated business is collaborative fun and friendly. We offer the opportunity to work with all kinds of positions across the company from the CEO to support to sales and everything in between.

Recently Symmetry became part of Gusto. More than 400000 businesses use Gustos people platform to hire pay insure and support their teamfrom modern payroll and benefits to distributed work services and international contractor support to expert HR. Together Symmetry and Gusto are pushing the entire industry forward by helping growing businesses access tools and services that for so long have only been available to larger corporations.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses you will find a home with us.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) marital status ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Our company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local law. Our company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey please fill outthis form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

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About our products

Our products make sure millions of paychecks are right no matter where people live or work in the U.S. We simplify the payroll process with accurate and dependable payroll withholding tax solutions. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies like Walmart and Southwest Airlines and leading payroll service providers including ADP and Paychex. With a 95% customer retention rate our products always have to be top-of-the-line and so do our employees.

Symmetry is also the company behind the popular website which helps millions of Americans better understand their paychecks every month.