Job description
IDT Corporation is looking for a strong Software Engineering Manager to join our technology management team!
This highly visible role has direct access to C-level executives and involves building, managing, and leading our world-class agile software engineering organization, which is responsible for supporting a suite of products.
You’ll be able to:
Engineering Management: Maintain high code quality and architectural standards.
Guide technical decisions to align with company standards and goals.
Drive innovation and technical improvements.
Lead technical discussions and decision-making.
Convert initiatives into team tasks and track progress.
Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.
Work with Compliance on regulatory requirements and audits.
Conduct thorough incident reviews to address root causes.
Delivery Management: Optimize team structure and resource allocation based on priorities and strengths.
Manage timelines and deliverables for high-quality, on-time delivery.
Improve engineering processes for better efficiency and quality.
Drive agile practices and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.
Ensure clear stakeholder communication and alignment.
Align engineering with company objectives and business value.
People Management: Recruit and retain top engineering talent.
Conduct regular one-on-ones to support growth and assess performance.
Lead and mentor engineers, fostering learning and collaboration.
Address team well-being and prevent burnout.
Maintain engineering culture standards.
Our technology stack:
- AWS
- Docker / K8s
- Go / C/C++ / Java
Requirements:
- Proven Leadership Experience: At least 3+ year of experience leading cross-functional, agile development teams, ideally in a product-driven environment.
- Technical Background: Solid hands-on experience as a software engineer.
- DevOps and Automation Skills: Familiarity with continuous integration, automated testing, release management, and performance monitoring.
- Strong Organizational Skills: Ability to effectively prioritize, plan, and perform under pressure or in uncertain situations.
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Talent Development (Preferred): Experience in hiring and nurturing high-performing engineering teams is a plus.
- Language Proficiency: Good command of English, at B2 level or higher.
We offer you:
- An exciting and challenging job and talented people around.
- Competitive salary and growth opportunities.
- Modern office in the city center / remote work opportunity.
- 26 vacation days & 5 fully covered sick days without sick leave required per year.
- Professional training, seminars and conferences compensation.
- Sports activities reimbursement.
- Free medical insurance.
- Free English lessons.
A few words about us:
IDT Corporation is a global communications company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. We are industry leaders in prepaid communication and payment services and one of the largest international voice carriers. We are listed on the NYSE, employ over 1800 people across 20 countries, and have over $1.5 billion in revenues.
We are not ”another big IT corporation”— we encourage and support in-house entrepreneurs in developing their ideas into business actions.
If you are here, it seems like you are interested, so let’s chat! 😉
