What You'll DoAvalara aspires to be the global cloud compliance platform. Our ambitious mission is to build out our global SaaS solution to scale to support all global transactions while providing the highest levels of resiliency and performance.The Excise Returns Engineering team at Avalara is responsible for building Excise tax returns and eFiling packages. You, as a Software Engineering Manager at Avalara, will be hands-on leading a Brazilian engineering and SDET team responsible for designing and driving a highly accurate, reliable, secure, and performant Returns application.A successful candidate will be a well-rounded software development engineer with a proven track record of leading engineering teams in an Agile environment. As an engineering manager, you will be responsible for the daily management and support of the software engineers on the team including technical guidance, review, and weekly 1-on-1s with the team members. You will work closely with Content and Design teams providing inputs, and a Core Platform team managing the website and engine services. We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Engineering Manager to join our development team and manage a team of highly skilled engineers building components for our innovative tax compliance solutions.What You'll Need To Be SuccessfulJob DutiesLead, grow, and maintain an engineering team working on an Agile Kanban teamSupport the system design and overall software development lifecycle for a set of core roadmap itemsCo-responsible for production website current condition monitoring and management of software deployments.Implement robust error handling, data validation, and data transformation mechanisms to ensure data integrity and accuracy during integration processesOptimize integration performance and scalability to accommodate a growing number of clients and increasing data volumesBuild and lead POCs to demonstrate technical feasibilityPerform code reviews and ensure coding standards and practices are followedImplement and follow agile/scrum processesCollaborate with other teams to solve cross-functional challengesOptimize code to improve application efficiencyWhat You'll Need to Be SuccessfulBachelor/master's degree in computer science or equivalent7+ years of experience in software design and development, with a proven track record of successfully leading teams in building software integrations, including C# .NET experience3+ years leading a software development team including technical and administrative responsibilitiesExceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.Good SQL skills and experience in SQL Server Management Studio in a multi-tenant database environment.Good understanding of Object-oriented programming languages.Good understanding of system architectures, APIs, data models, and authentication mechanisms.Good experience with EDI, XML, JSON, and other data interchange formats.Experience with Xfinium PDF writer would be beneficial.Experience working in an Agile team environment.Excellent problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to navigate complex technical challenges.Experience of working on AWS Cloud would be beneficial.Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills to be able to solve complex problems and critical production issues.Proven track record of delivering high-quality software projects on time.This is a position with international interaction; only resumes sent in English will be considered.About the TeamThe Excise Returns Engineering team at Avalara is responsible for building Excise tax returns and eFiling packages. You, as a Software Engineering Manager at Avalara, will be hands-on leading a Brazilian engineering and SDET team responsible for designing and driving a highly accurate, reliable, secure, and performant Returns application.How We'll Take Care Of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & WellnessBenefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive Culture and DiversityAvalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North AmericaAbout AvalaraWe're Avalara. We're defining the relationship between tax and tech. We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there's nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we're not slowing down - not until we've achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We're bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We've been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.We're An Equal Opportunity EmployerSupporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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