Req ID: 46483
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Other location(s): Irvine (CA); Los Angeles (CA); San Antonio (TX); Seattle (WA)
Relocation benefits offered: Yes
Travel required: None
“I can be myself at work.”
You define yourself by more than just a job title, and we want you to feel comfortable bringing your true self to work. We value your talents, your traditions and your take on the world everything that makes you unique. We’re working hard to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in our organization and our communities because we know that what makes us different makes us better.
We want you to feel a strong sense of belonging. We value and welcome your experiences, ideas and identity. Over 40 employee resource groups unite our people and help to develop our collective empathy through unfiltered conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, disabilities, mental health and so much more.
“I can influence my income.”
You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will be the equivalent of 15% of your annual pay (including bonuses).
“I can lead a full life.”
You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success.
- Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
- Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
- Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones
COVID-19 HIRING: Our recruiting and onboarding activities are virtual during the pandemic and we’ve transitioned to a work-from-home environment until further notice. We are offering generous work-from-home benefits to improve our associate’s ability to work remotely.
We are seeking a Software Development Manager to lead a team that builds data services and applications. Our investment analysts and portfolio managers will use these services to make better investment recommendations and decisions. This role will collaborate directly with senior investment professionals and technology associates to create and implement detailed quality technical designs for moderately complex applications using existing and emerging technology platforms.
In this role you will lead the development of a self-service data exchange. The data exchange enables low-cost and low-latency access to data by engineering and science teams, enabling development of next generation investment management tools. The ideal candidate for this leadership role will be passionate about our mission and will drive for superior long-term investment results through the application of modern engineering and data management methods, and a solid understanding of management science and principles.
Responsibilities:
- Be a leader of a software development team, developing and growing individual team members as well as expanding your scope by building out the leadership capabilities of the team.
- Reinforce company and organizational values, think and plan strategically, lead the definition of your team’s culture, and drive team execution.
- Drive cross-organizational initiatives and lead through influence, not through direction.
- Continuously improve processes, frameworks, team dynamics, and organizational values.
- Provide technical guidance to the team.
- Organize the team to be effective and efficient through a metrics-driven analytical approach.
- Be a hands-on manager, architecting, designing, and coding along with your team members. Provide feedback in design reviews and code reviews.
Qualifications:
- Extensive prior experience as a software engineer, with solid understanding of software engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc…)
- Experienced manager of software engineers required, with experience leading multiple teams through other managers preferred.
- Computer Science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis.
- Passionate about management, leadership, and management science.
- Outstanding communication skills, ability to establish and maintain a close working relationship with distributed team members and business partners.
- Knowledge of design patterns including distributed systems design and OOD.
- Conversant with current technologies applied in the fields of machine learning, data science, NLP and/or AI preferred
- Knowledge of data stores, SQL and No-SQL preferred.
- Experience with AWS services (S3, containers – ECS & EKS, ElasticSearch, Lambda) preferred.
“I can apply in less than 4 minutes.”
You’ve reviewed this job posting and you’re ready to start the candidate journey with us. Apply now to move to the next step in our recruiting process. If this role isn’t what you’re looking for, check out our other opportunities and join our talent community.
“I can learn more about Capital Group.”
At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That’s why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 7,800 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day. Find us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, FairyGodBoss, DiversityJobs and Instagram.
We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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