"OVERVIEW A thriving mission-driven multimedia organization NPR produces award-winning news information and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information creativity curiosity and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide. Across our organization we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential diverse voices are heard and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity adherence to our ethical standards and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR. ### Intro to Position Do you want to play a major role in the future of public media? Do you have a passion for data infrastructure technology open-source software and serving the public? As our Audience Lifecycle Software Engineering Manager on the Audience Technology team you will lead a highly collaborative team of software engineers building testing and delivering award-winning features for NPR's flagship audience lifecycle technologies including our data warehouse data pipeline tools business intelligence and personalization technology. You will partner closely with our Product Design Data and Editorial teams to identify priorities architect new features and continuously improve existing applications. In this role you will act as a primary champion of team health career progression and technical excellence. ### Responsibilities People Leadership & Coaching Manage mentor and coach a team of Software Engineers actively investing in their career growth professional development and psychological safety. Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Lead recruitment and hiring efforts for software engineering vacancies on your team and manage the structured onboarding and training of new engineering staff. Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with product managers UX designers data analysts and editorial partners across all stages of the product development lifecycle. Agile Delivery Management Lead the technical planning scoping and execution of future software projects facilitating Agile ceremonies (stand-ups backlog refinements sprint planning and retrospectives) as needed. Technical Quality & Code Review Conduct thorough software design and code reviews providing constructive and substantive feedback to maintain code health architectural integrity and security standards. Continuous Process Improvement Analyze propose and implement engineering workflow improvements to enhance the speed safety and quality of software delivery. Developer Experience Automation Identify common engineering blockers and pain points writing helper tools or automation scripts to optimize team developer experience (DX). Incident & Production Support Oversee and coordinate the team's response to critical production bugs or infrastructure incidents. Vendor & Contributor Management Coordinate workflows code standards and deliverables for external contributors and specialized development vendors. The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned and this job description can be modified at any time. ### Minimum Qualifications 3+ years of experience directly managing mentoring or leading data engineers within an agile organization. Prior experience as an individual contributor in engineering testing and shipping robust code for at least one large-scale data application or service. Demonstrated experience collaborating within cross-functional Agile/Scrum product teams. Experience with GCP AWS or other similar cloud computing platforms. Experience managing high availability distributed and fault tolerant applications services and APIs. Proficiency in SQL and at least one other general purpose programming language such as Python. Hands-on experience working with modern version control systems (primarily Git). ### Preferred Qualifications Professional experience managing both internal employees and external agency vendors/contractors. Experience implementing managing and maintaining data lakes data warehouses and data ingestion pipelines. Experience working with and managing large datasets in platforms such as Salesforce BigQuery and Looker. Experience with audience segmentation targeting systems or marketing data infrastructure at scale. Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on leadership of cross functional teams. Proven ability to manage multiple projects effectively and succeed in a fast-paced environment. ### Required Skills/Competencies Technical Design & Communication Ability to translate complex technical concepts system architectures and engineering trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. Inclusive Leadership Demonstrated competency in fostering an equitable supportive and inclusive team culture. Systemic Problem Solving Strong analytical skill set with an ""automation-first"" mindset for resolving manual bottlenecks and production issues. User-Centric Empathy A strong focus on quality and empathy for end-users ensuring highly performant accessible application experiences. Agile Operations Deep fluency in Agile methodologies and software project delivery management. ### Education Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or equivalent practical work experience. ### Work Location & Requirements NPR Remote-Permitted This is a remote-permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington D.C. office but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves. You will have the option of working (a) remotely from a location of your choosing within the United States that is supported by NPR (b) on-site at an NPR facility based on the availability of desks and approval from NPR or (c) a combination of both. Regardless of where you choose to work from you may be expected to travel to other locations from time to time to perform the duties of your position. ### Job Type This is a full-time exempt position. ### Compensation Salary Range The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $165600-$188000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations. NPR Benefits NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness paid time off and financial well-being. Plan options include medical dental vision life/ accidental death and dismemberment long-term disability short-term disability and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees. Does this sound like you? If so we want to hear from you. #LI-REMOTE The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations. NPR Pay Range $165600 - $188000 USD NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives all working toward the same goal – to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ethnicity national origin ancestry age religion religious belief sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions lactation and reproductive health decisions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression transgender status gender non-conforming status intersex status sexual stereotypes nationality citizenship status personal appearance marital status family status family responsibilities military status veteran status mental and physical disability medical condition genetic information genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member political views and affiliation unemployment status protective order status status as a victim of domestic violence sexual assault or stalking or any other basis prohibited under applicable law. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process please reach out to employeerelations@npr.org."