Software Engineering Manager

Taxwell is a leading digital tax filing platform formed in 2022 from the combination of Drake Software® and TaxAct®. These two longstanding organizations offer customers professional and do-it-yourself digital and downloadable products that are easy-to-use, best-in-class technology, and provide unparalleled customer support. Taxwell brands are a trusted solution for all users including those with complex tax returns. We strive to attract and retain candidates who exemplify our values: performance, perseverance, progress and partnership. Taxwell is an organization of forward thinkers looking to add industry experts to our growing team.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for delivering and supporting business-critical applications. This role combines people leadership, technical guidance, and collaboration with Product and business stakeholders to drive high-quality solutions across modern and legacy systems. You will foster team growth, improve development practices, and lead with integrity, caring, and excellence.

Requirements:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Provide regular coaching, feedback, professional development, and career growth opportunities for team members.
• Manage team operations, resources, and priorities while overseeing the development and maintenance of business-critical software applications.
• Support a mix of modern and legacy applications and help the team make practical decisions around modernization, maintenance, and technical debt.
• Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to evaluate requirements, estimate level of effort, and determine technical feasibility.
• Provide technical direction and help establish development standards, engineering practices, and expectations for code quality.
• Participate in and guide code and design reviews while encouraging maintainable, secure, and scalable software development practices.
• Identify and remove technical or operational barriers that affect team productivity and delivery.
• Support the responsible adoption of AI-assisted software engineering tools and practices where they can improve developer productivity, software quality, or the customer experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Approximately 8 years of software development or software engineering experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading or managing software engineers.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, modern software engineering practices, and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience working within Microsoft-focused technology environments, including .NET and C#.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with cloud-based applications and services, preferably within Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Experience working with APIs, service-based architectures, integrations, and distributed applications.
• Ability to understand and provide technical guidance across both modern applications and established legacy systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading software engineering teams responsible for developing, delivering, and maintaining SaaS or customer-facing applications, preferably within financial services, tax, insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications, including migrating to cloud-based platforms, improving system architecture, and adopting modern development practices.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, cloud deployment, DevOps, and application observability.
• Working knowledge of relational databases (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and software architecture principles related to application security, scalability, performance, and reliability.

At Taxwell, we believe our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our employees. As such, Taxwell welcomes and celebrates diversity and inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity employment. At Taxwell, you can expect a supportive, open, and inclusive atmosphere and a team that values your contributions.

Taxwell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and any other status protected under applicable law. Taxwell considers information gathered in the hiring process, including information on this application, confidential, and only shares it on a need-to-know basis or as required by law.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or by calling 828-349-5703 extension 6049 to speak with a member of the HR Talent Acquisition team.