Manager, Software Engineering

Serving the People Who Serve the People

 

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and its constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.

 

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.

The Software Engineering Manager at Granicus works to drive our teams to produce excellent software and works with our smart, driven engineers to enable their learning and growth. A Software Engineering Manager at Granicus will embody these values and ensure they are lived and breathed by their team. In addition to our values a Software Engineering Manager will champion practices such as test driven development, knowledge sharing, collective code ownership, and a supportive learning environment.  

This role will allow you to write code, mentor engineers, and think strategically. Your ideas about culture, roadmaps, and technical decisions of all sizes will be highly valued. Our Software Engineering Manager will love to collaborate on code and high-level thinking, think writing tests first is the best, and care deeply about people management. 

• Define and manage your teams goals, career path development and training plans 
• Interview and recruit new employees 
• Define and manage onboarding plans for new hires 
• Assist Scrum masters in managing the teams work, removing blockages and improving the teams overall efficiency 
• Ensure the teams priorities are aligned with the business' priorities 
• Continuously improve the teams processes around SDLC, security, service availability and incident management 
• Provide technical insight to executive decision-makers 
• Report on key performance indicators for the teams, including execution against objectives, application uptime, and agile process health 
• Facilitate collaboration between engineers and other teams/staff 
• Represent engineering interests in interactions with product management, security, and technical operations leaders 

• Proven leadership skills and experience managing a team of software developers. 
• Excellent full stack experience in React, GraphQL, Node.js, and GCP. 
• Excellent knowledge, experience and passion for the Agile development process. 
• Excellent ability to mentor engineers of all levels. 
• Strong ability to learn new technologies and help bring your team up to speed on them. 
• Comfort when navigating a large legacy code base and the ability to spin up a new project for greenfield development. 
• Experience collaborating with multiple teams such as Product Management, Customer Support and Cloud Operations to deliver and maintain a SaaS based product. 
• Interest in the technology challenges faced by government offices. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience. 

Don’t have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit!

 

Security and Privacy Requirements

• Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
• Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.

 

The Team

• We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

 

The Culture

• At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be
  a part of our journey.
• A few culture highlights include – Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices
• Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and
  sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.
• Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
• We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee
  population
  
  

The Impact

• We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.

At Granicus, we offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

Here’s what you can expect as a India-based team member:

Flexibility & Balance

• Paid Time Off– Take the time you need to rest, recharge, and live your life.
  
• Company-Wide Wellbeing Days – Paid days off to unplug and focus on your mental health.
  
• Work From Home Reimbursement – Support a productive home office environment.

Health & Wellness

• Private healthcare benefits - Comprehensive coverage for you and your family.
  
• On-Demand Mental Health Support – Access to Headspace and other wellness tools.
  
• Fitness Reimbursement & Cycle Program – Stay active, your way.
  
• Critical Illness and Life Insurance Benefits

Family & Future

• Paid Parental Leave - For both birthing and non-birthing parents.
  
• Pension plan with employer contributions

Growth & Recognition

• Online Learning Platforms – Fuel your professional development.
  
• Competitive Salary & Bonuses – Your contributions are valued and rewarded.