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Software Engineering Manager
- Extra Space Storage (Salt Lake City, UT)
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Extra Space Storage is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to help develop and maintain our point-of-sale systems, which are critical to supporting 4,000+ employees in their daily work. These applications are relatively new and continue to evolve, handling over $3 billion per year in revenue and serving more than 1 million customers.
As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team in building software products that add value to both our customers and our business. Success in this role comes through supporting people in their career growth, providing direction on short- to mid-term goals, and engaging directly in technical discussions to ensure high-quality outcomes. Our managers model our company values of Innovation, Excellence, Integrity, Passion, and Teamwork. This role typically has five to eight direct reports, including Software and Quality Engineers. You will also collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Analysts, and other technical and business stakeholders.
Primary Responsibilities
+ Domain Expertise: Bring a strong technical foundation and engage engineers in architecture and design discussions. Increase team capabilities in areas such as maintainability, scalability, and quality, while applying business process understanding to improve product delivery.
+ Providing Direction: Facilitate technical decisions, engage relevant contributors and stakeholders, and measure and communicate progress from daily to quarterly time frames.
+ Value Delivery: Guide team focus on objectives and key results (OKRs) and continuously improve software delivery processes.
+ Growing People: Hold purposeful one-on-one conversations, support skill development, and recruit and retain top engineering talent.
Job Specifications & Technology Environment
Our engineers work with a modern toolset, and managers are expected to have general knowledge in these areas (deep expertise may come from other backgrounds):
+ React
+ Node.js
+ AWS & CDK
+ Observability practices
+ Automated testing best practices
Education and Experience
+ 1–3 years of engineering leadership experience (team lead, supervisor, or manager level).
+ Prior experience as a software engineer with a strong technical foundation is preferred.
+ Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Work Environment
+ Hybrid work model
+ A collaborative, supportive culture that values continuous learning, technical excellence, and team success.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Performs sedentary work in an office environment with limited lifting (less than 10 pounds) or walking required. Close visual acuity required to perform work at computer terminal. No exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Requires repetitive typing motion, talking, hearing, grasping and feeling.
Disclaimer
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job
If you are a current Extra Space employee, please apply through Jobs Hub in Workday.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Applications Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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