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The Senior Manager of Software Engineering will drive strategy for the Hackster.io web platform to provide engaging toolsets and interesting web experiences that incite collaborative, technological innovation to the Hackster.io global developer community. This role will work in tandem with our business team leaders to support the execution of global design challenges supported by industry-leading technology companies, strategic marketing campaigns and other activities hosted on the website. This role will oversee a small team of remote engineers so management experience is required.

Hackster.io , an Avnet community, is the world’s fastest growing developer community for learning, programming, and building hardware. By bringing together a global network of 2M+ innovators, hundreds of technology partners, and 35K+ open source electronics projects, Hackster hopes to facilitate the creation of solutions that make a smarter, healthier place tomorrow.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Architect and design new features and product enhancements that align with business objectives and user needs, ensuring the website remains useful and relevant in an evolving industry.

• Envision and conceptualize innovative solutions and improvements for the website, fostering a culture of continuous innovation and staying ahead of industry trends.

• Gather and analyze user feedback and industry data to continuously refine and enhance website features and functionality, ensuring feasibility and alignment with business goals.

• Design, build, and maintain robust continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable software delivery.

• Monitoring and configuring Heroku servers and Google Cloud services, when necessary

• Implement and maintain database optimizations and monitoring to track system performance and proactively address issues

• Ability to code and polish products, fix bugs and other developer duties, as assigned.

• Lead the software development team on product sprints and day to day issues to understand needs and provide guidance in environment setup, deployment strategies, and operational concerns.

• Oversees and facilitates complete product cycles from planning, gathering requirements, meeting with stakeholders, design, and development.

• Reviews all code through a Pull Request process, supplying feedback and guidance before approving what makes it to production.

• Analyze current infrastructure capacity and predict future needs to ensure the website can handle expected traffic and usage patterns.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for DevOps processes and infrastructure. Provide training and mentorship to junior team members

Job Level Specifications:

• Applicants must be proficient in Ruby on Rails and React frameworks , respectively

• Expertise in Postgres, Github project management and workflows, CI build systems (i.e. CircleCI), and testing frameworks Rspec, ES6 and Mocha

• Experience with application hosting and infrastructure tools, such as Heroku and AWS, to ensure scalable and maintainable infrastructure

• Experienced in DevOps and application performance monitoring. Familiar with DevOps tools such as CloudFlare and Fastly

• Experience with Google Cloud and other engineering products such as BigQuery, Looker Studio, App Engine, Tag Manager/Analytics, etc.

• Experience with Node.js is preferred

• Experience with maintaining and optimizing SQL queries and strategies

• Extensive knowledge and application of principles, theories and concepts; ability to adhere to strict coding guidelines, following industry best practices, techniques and standards to maintain consistency and high quality product

• Develops solutions to complex problems where analysis of situations and/or data requires in-depth evaluation of variables. Determine best approach to achieve results and provide suggestions to improve policies and procedures.

• Work is performed independently and requires the exercise of judgment and discretion. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Work may be reviewed at a high-level.

• May represent the organization as a primary contact on assignments and/or projects. Interacts with senior professionals and management and frequently coordinates work between departments or organizations.

• Actions will directly impact the organization. Failure to accomplish work will result in the inability to reach crucial organizational goals. Erroneous decisions may have a prolonged effect resulting in the expenditure of substantial resources.

Work Experience:

• Typically 8+ years including + years of management experience

Education and Certification(s):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

• Ruby on Rails and React frameworks

• Solutions-oriented self starter with an ability to think on your feet and demonstrate personal accountability, initiative, and follow-through

• Owns their projects and succeeds to the best of their ability

• Eager to learn and grow as a developer

• Desire to guide and mentor in a close team setting

• Familiar with hardware and electronics industry, including open source community

• Is comfortable working with a remote team

• Strong verbal communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills – comfortable liaising with people at all levels across global borders

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What We Offer:

Our employees work hard to live our values and help us grow. Our total rewards strategy supports Avnet’s ability to attract, engage, develop, and reward our employees, while promoting a diverse and inclusive environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefit programs — from time away and flexible working arrangements to programs supporting employee well-being and opportunities to give back to your community.

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 401K and Pension Plan

• Paid Holidays

• Family Support (Paid Leave, Surrogacy, Adoption)

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance

• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account

• Education Assistance

• Employee Development Resources

• Employee Wellness, Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs

Benefits listed above may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Avnet.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.

Avnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination also applies to religious dress and grooming practices. Avnet will accommodate employee religious dress standards and grooming practices that do not result in undue hardship for the Company. If you are interested in applying for employment with Avnet and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources Service Center at (888) 994-7669.