Staff Software Engineering Manager

The Opportunity:

This position is for aStaff Software Engineering Manager. We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineering Manager to join our growing team. This is a unique player/coach role designed for an experienced software engineer who is passionate about both building great software and leading people. You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a team of skilled software engineers while also actively contributing technically to the design development testing and deployment of our software products. Youll split your time effectively between guiding your teams success and rolling up your sleeves to write code solve complex technical challenges and contribute directly to our software ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Management & Leadership (Approx. 25% on average)
• Lead & Mentor: Manage coach and mentor a team of software engineers fostering their technical and professional growth by providing career advice and helping with program technical guidance. Additionally you will work with the greater software engineering group to cultivate a positive collaborative inclusive and high-performing team that is focused on bringing modern software development mechanism to all ARKA programs
• Performance Management: Conduct regular 1:1 bi-weekly meetings with your team provide feedback on both technical and non-technical topics assist with setting clear goals and manage performance reviews for your direct reports
• Collaboration: Work closely with software engineering organization and other engineering program teams to align priorities define requirements and ensure successful project delivery across programs
• Project Oversight: Help manage project priorities timelines and deliverables for your team identifying and removing roadblocks
• Hiring & Onboarding: Participate in the recruitment interviewing onboarding and retention of engineering talent for your team and the broader organization Additionally works closely with engineering leadership to align current and new staff skillsets with program needs over time
• Hands-on Development: Actively participate in the software development lifecycle contributing high-quality well-tested and maintainable code to key projects using our tech stack up to and including
  • Proven proficiency in one or more modern programming language such as Python Java C# Go
  • Experience with the development and deployment of software applications to cloud environments such as AWS including the integration with managed services provided by the cloud provider
• Technical Design & Architecture: Contribute to technical design discussions architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy
• Code Quality: Participate actively in code reviews ensuring adherence to coding standards best practices and high-quality engineering principles
• Stay Current and Mentor: Keep abreast of modern technologies tools and development practices advocating for improvements where appropriate. Leverage this continuous learning to mentor and provide technical direction to your software team

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field
• 3 years of experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity (e.g. Tech Lead Team Lead mentoring junior engineers project leadership)
• 8 years of professional software development experience delivering complex scalable applications
• Solid experience developing backend services and APIs using at least one common language and framework (e.g. Python/Django/Flask/FastAPI Java/Spring Boot/Quarkus C#/.NET Core Ruby/Rails Go/Gin)
• Experience designing and interacting with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL) using SQL and familiarity with ORMs/query builders
• Familiarity with core concepts and services of at least one major cloud provider (AWS Azure GCP)
• Strong understanding of software development principles data structures algorithms and API design (especially REST)
• Experience or familiarity with various database concepts such as relational structure as well as NoSQL structure concepts in tools such as PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles data structures algorithms and system design
• Experience with modern software development methodologies (Agile Scrum Kanban)
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and the associated tooling to for modern software version control
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development testing and deployment of software application to cloud platforms such as AWS
• Excellent communication interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• A genuine passion for both technology and people leadership
• Ability to effectively balance management responsibilities with individual technical contributions

Desired:

• Experience directly managing software engineers including performance management cycles
• Experience working in a modern software company with experience in the execution of government development programs
• Experience contributing to architectural decisions

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

CACI is anEqualOpportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation age national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any otherprotectedcharacteristic.