Software Engineer Manager-Mobile Development

You will:

 Help build and support the mobile development team including establishing internal processes for pushing new apps to mobile devices

 Assist in testing and ensuring high quality of deployed mobile apps

 Coordinate with other engineering managers focused on web applications to ensure continuity of service and functionality across platforms

 Mentor and grow engineers while keeping them engaged and focused on the Office of Innovation and Technologys goals

 Enforce clean code and excellent coding practices by conducting thoughtful code reviews

 Develop and implement processes for building better mobile software and teams by encouraging best practices

 Assist in the implementation of systems where necessary by writing high quality code

 Help create a collaborative and inclusive environment where engineers are encouraged to ask questions and work in the open

 Continuously improve upon your teams process and best practices ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality software

 Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key partners

 Participate in and have strong opinions about the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

 Support and maintain production systems used for critical City workloads

Management

 Supports and expands a culture that is supportive of diversity equity and inclusion where employees from all backgrounds can succeed and thrive.

 Coaches employees under their supervision.

 Conducts performance reviews.

 Models best practices.

Operations

 Coordinates the development and implementation of major project timelines where appropriate.

 Follows effective relationship and project management processes in coordination with team members and engagement managers at the City

 Analyzes performance of activities within their area and documents resolutions identifies and remediates problem areas and devises and delivers solutions to enhance quality of areas systems and services.

 Unblocks team members from technical issues.

 Sets and monitors SLAs for production systems that the team supports

 Collaborates with City teams providing infrastructure and networking support.

Relationship Building

 Develops and maintains strong partnerships with members of the content ux and design teams

Qualifications :

We care more about what you can do than where you learned how to do it.  That said a bachelors degree is a good foundation for the work and job-related experience around the competencies above is acceptable as well.  The ideal candidate will have at least five years of  management experience.

 Proven track record managing complex projects.

 Ability to solve complex business problems and develop user/business-driven technology strategies and plans.

 Strong written and oral communication skills (including ability to present ideas in user-friendly business-friendly and technical language) and interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport-building listening and questioning skills.

 Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities including ability to anticipate identify and solve critical problems.

 Exceptional customer service orientation.

While you wont necessarily be working with these technologies every day you should have a broad enough understanding of them to help support your team.

 Understanding of the modern mobile platform and common architectures

 Strong understanding of the key differences in supported hardware and features across the mobile device landscape

 React Native

 Server-side programming languages such Core or PHP

 Command line and shell scripts

 Web application security concerns and ways to mitigate them

 Git or similar version control systems

 SQL and usage of relational databases such as PostgreSQL Oracle MSSQL

 Amazon Web Services (AWS)

 Containerization

 Automated test/deployment pipelines

 API design and development

Additional Information :

Salary cannot exceed $115000

Were interested in hiring the best possible candidate for the role. We recognize that experience education and qualifications can be attained in a variety of ways and that many skillsets are transferable. If you feel youre a good fit please dont hesitate to apply.

Please include:

• Resume
• A cover letter 

Please note: Applications will not be considered without a cover letter.

Did you know
We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer : 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities

We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
Employees receive paid vacation sick leave and holidays
Generous retirement savings options are available

*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22 2023 vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses doctors emergency medical personnel) must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race ethnicity color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin ancestry age disability marital status source of income familial status genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at or send an email to faqpchr @. For more information go to: Human Relations Website:
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