
Manager, Software Engineering
The Role
Are you ready to lead from the front in a transformative digital modernization initiative? At Plexus Worldwide, we’re building an engineering culture rooted in excellence, velocity, and customer value. As a Manager, Software Engineering, your mission is to drive high-performing teams, deliver robust digital products, and lead engineers toward meaningful growth—all while elevating speed, quality, and delivery impact.
Employee Value Proposition
You won’t be maintaining the status quo—you’ll be helping shape what’s next. You’ll build and guide a team, define a culture, and lead the adoption of modern technologies as we replace our legacy systems. Your work will drive real outcomes, for real people, in a company that values impact, agility, and ownership.
Key Performance Objectives (KPOs)
Within your first 6–12 months, success will be measured by:
- Engineer Development: Create and maintain actionable development plans for each engineer—ensuring measurable progress and growth.
- Speed to Value: Improve delivery velocity by streamlining development workflows and removing blockers—measured in reduced cycle time and increased sprint throughput.
- Product Quality: Drive down bugs and production issues—measured by defect rates and support tickets—while raising unit test coverage and code quality benchmarks.
Essential Accountabilities
- Lead the full development lifecycle of complex software features—from architectural handoff through implementation and deployment.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Architects to translate vision into scalable technical solutions.
- Define and enforce modern engineering practices, patterns, and standards (e.g., SOLID, microservices, CI/CD).
- Coach, mentor, and provide continuous performance feedback to engineers—supporting both their technical and career growth.
- Monitor and report on team productivity, capacity planning, and technical debt remediation.
- Influence DevOps strategy by identifying gaps in CI/CD, tooling, and environment readiness.
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Performance based Qualifications
- 5+ years of full-stack software development, including 2+ years in engineering leadership roles.
- 7+ years of enterprise software engineering with proficiency in C#, Java, or Node.js.
- Solid hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (React or Angular) and databases (SQL or NoSQL).
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, design principles, and Agile methodologies.
- Proven ability to manage performance, solve complex technical challenges, and deliver enterprise-scale solutions.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills—able to inspire, align, and lead cross-functional teams.
About Plexus
Founded in gut health. Experts in microbiome. Plexus Worldwide®, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a renowned direct-selling company recognized as a top employer. Over the past 16 years, Plexus has dedicated itself to promoting hope, health, and happiness through its scientifically backed, innovative dietary supplements, weight management and personal care products sold primarily through Plexus Brand Ambassadors. As a six-time Best Places to Work awardee, Plexus prides itself on its robust organizational culture and commitment to community support and philanthropy. Our team is driven by a shared mission to empower individuals to achieve their health and wellness goals while offering additional income through the sale of products. Join us to be part of a team that values people, innovation, wellness, and community impact.
Our Core Values
We contribute to the overall growth and success of Plexus by embracing the Plexus core values:
- We are One Plexus.
- We are accountable.
- We get the job done right.
- We empower others.
Benefits
- Highly rated and competitive medical plans.
- 401k with company match and immediate vesting.
- 1on1, personalized health coaching.
- Many other voluntary benefits.
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