Manager, Engineering

Job Summary

Invitation Homes is seeking a dedicated, innovative, and analytical technologist to join our team. As the premier home leasing company, we are building advanced technology to enhance the resident experience. We are looking for a dynamic individual with proven experience in coding, architecture leadership, and leading engineers in a fast-paced environment.

About the Role

We are building a culture that fosters innovation, built on a foundation of inclusion and diversity. This role involves a mix of hands-on-keyboard development, process engineering, and management responsibilities with a strong emphasis on technical leadership. You will be on the forefront of working on customer and employee facing applications as we build the next wave of technologies that will drive our resident experience to the next level.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product and Platform Owners, Quality Assurance, and other teams in an agile environment to build, deploy and maintain software systems
• Design solutions with a focus on performance and maintainability
• Measure and evaluate features and system metrics to continuously improve user experience and service performance
• Grow and inspire a team of engineers through a combination of coaching, mentoring, feedback and career development
• Cultivate a healthy, collaborative engineering culture that’s in line with our values
• Make recommendations on future technical architecture for software, platform, integrations and tools
• Document technical and integration architectures
• Work collaboratively to help define and execute team roadmaps

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of professional development experience, and 2+ years of recent experience managing or leading an engineering team
• Experience working in agile development environment
• Deep understanding of software and development engineering principles and concepts
• Deep technical skills in one or more of the following areas: JavaScript development, SQL development, MSSQL, Postgres, AWS, CI/CD, Mulesoft, Salesforce

Skills/Specialized Knowledge

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced work environment
• Sound judgment and swift decision-making skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to collaborate and build consensus with others
• Knowledgeable about system design, data structures and algorithms
• Skilled at processing and analyzing large data sets
• Experience working with distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications
• Love of technology; actively seeks continuing education of current and emerging technologies

Other Requirements

N/A

Physical and Mental Demands

This position will spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. The position may also entail light lifting of supplies and materials occasionally, up to and including 20 pounds in addition to reaching, stooping, standing, and walking. This position requires the ability to talk, hear, compare, compute, compile, copy, analyze, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate and communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Work Environment

Standard office working environment that may be busy and noisy at times.

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. Invitation Homes isn't just a workplace; it's a place of possibility. We believe in liberating our associates' careers, too. Our associates know that at Invitation Homes, goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. We offer competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates, generous paid time off plans, including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, an awesome work environment with casual dress, team events and gatherings, and employee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation. Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at humanresources@invitationhomes.com. To all recruitment agencies: Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees. Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $120,000.00 - $208,000.00, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.

Compensation And Benefits

• Annual bonus program
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Awesome work environment with casual dress
• Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)