Manager of Software Development

At a Sonic Automotive family dealership, you'll find the opportunities, resources, and support you need to grow and develop professionally. Our 100+ dealerships are concerned with more than moving inventory; they're committed to your success and invested in your future. So read on, and consider a rewarding career with Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Our teammates are happy to work here because:

• We provide award winning training (Training Magazine Top 125, and Brandon Hall Awards).
• We are committed to developing and promoting within the company.
• Our benefits are extremely competitive with Medical, dental, vision, HSA, 401k and PTO.
• We encourage peer to peer teamwork and recognition.
• Special benefits to purchasing and leasing a car.
• Personal Automotive Concierge Service.

Manager of Software Development

The Sonic Automotive DUCKS (Developing Useful Code Known as Software) team is responsible for delivering dealership insights and developing pricing optimization solutions, along with other projects. We are currently working on building out Sonic’s next generation pricing platform and integrating with the company’s data analytics capabilities. The Manager of Software Development will oversee a team of developers, data engineers, data scientists, and analysts across multiple projects and initiatives. The position requires a fast learner as we are constantly expanding the types of technologies used within the group. We need someone who enjoys owning complicated problems and working with other team members to achieve solutions.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage a development effort designing and enhancing large scale applications developed in multiple languages and technologies
• Drive team direction around technologies and solutioning problems
• Participate fully in agile software development team and rituals; actively participate in all ceremonies, review user stories, participate in planning sessions, estimate effort for stories / tasks, etc.
• Ensure all deliverables comply with latest industry standards & best practices for code structure, quality, organization, performance and security
• Support software releases end-to-end including monitoring and defect resolution when needed
• Perform peer code review and participate in team code reviews
• Own the deployment process, release early, release quickly, iterate and improve the product
• Manage relationships with core business users and product owners to co-deliver meaningful technology solutions
• Be the example of how you expect your team to care for one another and collaborate within a team environment
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications: 

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 4+ years of experience leading/managing a team
• Embrace servant leadership: share power with the team and help teammates develop and perform as highly as possible
• Experience leading across multiple stacks and technologies (development, data, devops, etc…)
• Experience with Python API frameworks (either fastAPI or flask)
• Experience working with multiple data stores (relational, noSQL, etc…)
• Experience directly interacting with business users and product owners
• 5+ years of experience in application design and a strong familiarity with design patterns
• 5+ years building high-traffic, enterprise applications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related disciplines; extensive, directly related experience may be considered in-lieu of degree(s).
• Excellent organizational, technical, financial, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to think strategically and critically.
• Experience with continuous delivery tools
• Experience with test automation
• Multiple years development with Cloud technologies (Azure is preferred)

Desired Qualifications:

• Automotive industry experience
• Previous experience modernizing applications

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.