Overview

As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at 7-Eleven and Speedway, you will lead a talented team of software engineers responsible for developing and maintaining cutting-edge solutions that power marketing technology, CRM, retail media platforms, and data systems. You will play a pivotal role in driving the technical vision and strategy for marketing and customer engagement platforms while ensuring engineering excellence. This position requires a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in RESTful APIs, AWS, and ReactJS, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, mentor teams, and scale engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management:
  • Lead a team of engineers responsible for building, optimizing, and supporting marketing technology platforms, including CRM systems, retail media, and data integration solutions.
  • Provide mentorship, career development, and technical guidance to both mid-level and senior engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
  • Manage day-to-day engineering operations, including task prioritization, performance reviews, and resource allocation.
  • Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and ensure the team adheres to engineering best practices, agile methodologies, and high coding standards.
• Technical Strategy & Architecture:
  • Define and implement the technical vision and roadmap for marketing technology systems, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and objectives.
  • Oversee the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions, including RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and web/mobile applications using ReactJS.
  • Work closely with senior business stakeholders, product managers, and marketing teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions.
  • Drive the architecture of cloud-native applications using AWS services to support marketing automation, CRM, retail media, and data-driven campaigns.
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Alignment:
  • Partner with marketing, data, and product teams to ensure alignment between technical initiatives and business priorities.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure the continuous delivery, scalability, and security of marketing applications.
  • Ensure smooth communication and handoff between the software engineering team and other key stakeholders, such as business leaders, marketing teams, and data scientists.
• Project Management & Delivery:
  • Lead the engineering team in agile development cycles, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements.
  • Establish clear KPIs for the engineering team and monitor progress, identifying and resolving obstacles to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Oversee the continuous integration and delivery pipeline, ensuring automation, testing, and quality control are integrated into every phase of development.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
  • Promote a culture of innovation by staying up to date with emerging technologies in marketing tech, cloud computing, and software engineering best practices.
  • Drive the adoption of new tools and technologies to improve development processes, performance, and user experience.
  • Lead technical reviews and ensure that new solutions are designed for scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or management role, ideally in marketing technology, CRM systems, or retail media platforms.
• Proven experience leading technical teams in the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications using AWS and other cloud services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.).
• Deep expertise in RESTful APIs and experience designing and managing integrations between marketing, CRM, and data systems.
• Strong proficiency in front-end technologies, particularly ReactJS, and experience developing dynamic, responsive web and mobile applications.
• In-depth understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience leading teams in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Experience with marketing automation platforms (e.g., Marketo, Eloqua, Adobe Experience Cloud) and CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes, automated testing, and code quality practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement innovative solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and present complex technical concepts clearly.
• Strong leadership skills, with a focus on team-building, mentorship, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience working with retail media, customer data platforms (CDPs), or advertising technologies.
• Experience with data integration tools and analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with security best practices and regulatory compliance related to handling customer data.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Terraform.
• Background in e-commerce or consumer-facing platforms is a plus.

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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