Blackboard Hiring for Manager, Software Engineering at Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

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Manager, Software Engineering

Chennai, India

The Opportunity:
We’re looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion, and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.

At Blackboard, we believe in the power of a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. As we expand globally, we are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of not only our hiring practices, but who we are as a company.

For more information about Blackboard Inc. and our career opportunities, please visit www.blackboard.com.

As Manager, Software Engineering, you will be responsible for working closely with QA, CI, User Experience, and Product Management to solve a wide variety of technology challenges and to deliver our new feature and legacy system releases. Specifically, you will work and coordinate with other team leads on cross-team projects to ensure dependencies are identified, understood, and managed. These teams will be architecting, developing, maintaining, and deploying scalable mobile applications. You will also advocate for, evangelize, and implement engineering best practices across the team and organization.

The Candidate:
Required skills/qualifications:
Experience managing and growing high performing teams
Significant experience with software development
A deep understanding of and advocates for software engineering best practices and Agile methodologies
Experience working with Product Management at a senior management level
Experience supporting enterprise systems development and operations

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackboard positions are currently remote (where possible).

The Office:
Blackboard has an office in one of the biggest cultural, economic, and educational centers in South India: Chennai.

Located on OMR, the IT corridor of South Chennai
Easy access to Velachery, Thiruvanmiyur Railway station and bus stop
Very close to Tidel Park, Ascendas, and SRP Tools – Holiday Inn
Office provides lunch Tuesday – Thursday and evening snacks Monday – Friday
Office is situated behind Hotel Turyaa on the 5th floor of Rayala Techno Park
Fun Committee, Happy Fete Team, Food Committee, and Sports Committee ensures fun at work
ISR Team actively engages employees in contributing to various local charities

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.