Sr. Manager, Engineering - Developer Platforms

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!      

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.  If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero and for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/     

The Position:

The Sr. Manager, Engineering (Developer Platforms) will manage activities of two or more disciplines or departments. Oversees experienced level professionals and/or may be responsible for subordinate managers. Manages engineers and technical staff in the research, design, development, coding, and testing of software systems, solutions, and products applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Develops, modifies and executes company policies. Accountable for department budget which may be broad and have far reaching impact on the business segment.

Software Engineering

• Manages 2 or more department activities, assigning, coordinating, and reviews work of software engineering subordinates, to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures
• Analyzes technology trends to identify new product ideas
• Collaborate with Security teams to implement platform level security controls and compliance requirements
• Manage technical development to ensure compliance with product definitions including environmental requirements.
• Makes or reviews decisions regarding technical approaches or product designs with staff input considering resource allocation and ensures alignment with project plan
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine feasibility, cost effectiveness and customer demand for new and existing products
• Manage the development of test methodologies, plans and procedures
• Oversee development with vendor partners for specific projects

Management

• Provide input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area(s) of responsibility
  Oversee subordinate managers or highly skilled professionals
• Hire, train, develop and appraise direct staff
• Participates in forecasting operating costs of 2 or more department and performs preparation of budget requests
• Collaborate with external vendors/outsourcing partners to deliver successful project outcomes
• Define and execute long term engineering roadmap
• Partner with engineering leadership to understand developer/customer pain points and translate them to platform solutions
• Recruit top talent and build high performing teams capable of delivering complex technical solutions
• Conduct regular performance review, career development planning
• Communicate platform roadmap, progress, and impact to executive stakeholders
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure developer productivity, platform adoption and system reliability

The salary range of $136,000 – $227,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

What we're looking for:

• BSCS/CE/EE, MSCS/CE/EE or equivalent degrees
• Experience with managing and mentoring a DevOps team of 8-15 engineers
• 8 years of experience managing DevOps teams
• Experience managing and driving alignment with engineering, product teams across geos – APAC, US, other
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management skills with experience delivering complex technical initiatives
• Experience with open source and cloud native solution stacks
• Possess a strong understanding of developing DevEx platforms including creating software catalog, developer portal, and plugin architecture
• Proficient in designing and implementing custom developer experiences along with integrating with CI/CD pipelines and building a Service Catalog
• Experience in leading engineering teams to develop and deliver SDKs and APIs along with documentation and package
• Experience in designing virtual test environments and simulators that provide CI environments for developers using development platform
• Experience with tools like backstage, port, cortex and Cycloid
• Experience integrating development platforms with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, ArgoCD)
• Experience working with RESTful and GraphQL APIs for seamless integration with other systems. 
• Good understanding and experience working with Kubernetes within the development platform ecosystems (e.g., Backstage or similar)
• This role involves a blend of front-end and back-end development, particularly in TypeScript and React, as well as integration with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms 
• Ability to travel both domestically and Internationally up to 15% of time

• At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.  
• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year 7 sick days 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.  
• Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.   
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1. 
• Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program. 
• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.   

Salary : $136,000 - $227,000