Engineering Manager (Remote)

At Paycor, ambition meets opportunity

Paycor’s HR software is purpose-built for leaders and modernizes people management. We help our customers build winning teams and great places to work. Paycor’s culture is the key driver of our success. Every day, our associates find new ways to add value and progress toward audacious goals. We celebrate wins and share the wealth with a high performance-centric culture that empowers talented people to try new roles, innovate and experiment, and follow their passions.

How you’ll add value

The Engineering Manager is responsible for technical performance as well as developing the people on an Agile team. You partner with the Sr. Manager or Director to provide leadership, technical guidance and remove roadblocks. You are a role model for the team and will need to demonstrate servant leadership to influence Scrum. If you are successful the team will appreciate the challenges you give them and reach high levels of performance and innovation. In addition to technical leadership, you are responsible for talent development. Our people are our most important asset. We need you to recruit, mentor, develop and promote our best and brightest.

Duties and Cor Responsibilities

• Accountable for the reliability, availability, and scalability of applications.
• Remove blocks that the team is not able to resolve themselves or escalate to the Sr. Manager or Director.
• Inspire the team and facilitate innovation.
• Foster an environment in which application developers have a high level of engagement, challenge, and commitment to quality and customer service.
• Ensure the team understands how their product links to Paycor’s strategy.
• Provide advice and input to the team on technical difficulties that come up.
• Give input on how to make features/functionality better.
• Stay abreast of development tools, technologies and techniques the team is using.
• Be current on industry news, developments and emerging technologies.
• Anticipate tools, skills and other future needs.
• Do performance evaluations and provide feedback to the team members.
• Plan training and career development with team members.
• Recruit, interview and hire new team members.
• Support the team with resource management by working with other managers to ensure teams have the right resources at the right time.

Requirements

• 4 year degree in information systems or computer science.
• 8 or more years direct experience in full life cycle software development.
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within software development.
• Ability to communicate ideas to technical and non-technical individuals.
• Technical skills:
• Strong knowledge of system and software best practices and methodologies
• Significant experience with REST APIs, C#.NET, SQL or Snowflake Databases, Azure, JavaScript Frameworks.
• Nice-to-have experience with microservices architecture, QA Automation or Azure certifications
• Fluent in programming languages used to develop Windows and internet applications utilizing Microsoft technologies
• Good project management skills or substantial exposure to project-based work structures, project lifecycle models, etc.
• Able to research application development issues and projects
• Experience in a SaaS environment is a plus.
• Proven experience leading in an Agile environment.
• Proven ability to influence change.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Paycor Total Rewards

Take Care of Each Other is one of our Guiding Principles and it’s something we actively pursue through the benefits we offer. We are dedicated to delivering a great personal and professional experience with exceptional benefits to support your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your family.

Highlights Include

• A flexible virtual-first work philosophy
• Generous paid time off
• Paid leave for birth parents, non-birth parents, elder caregivers, and military support
• Sabbatical opportunities for tenured Associates
• Inclusive and accessible Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to help with everyday challenges

We also offer competitive compensation determined by each individual’s relevant experience, skills, and education. In addition to base pay, Paycor Associates are eligible for either a performance-based annual bonus or commission, depending on their position.

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