Manager, Software Development - Oracle NetSuite Platform Oracle
Redwood City, CA

Job Description

Manage a team that designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.

As a manager of the software engineering division, you will apply your knowledge of software architecture to manage software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications, operating systems and databases according to provided design specifications. Build enhancements within an existing software architecture and occasionally suggest improvements to the architecture.

Leads a specialized area which may have diverse functional elements. Frequently interacts with supervisors and/or functional peer group managers. May interact with senior management. Demonstrated leadership and people management skills. Strong communication skills, analytical skills, thorough understanding of product development. BS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. Typically one year of software engineering or related experience.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the job

As part of the Platform: SuiteScript team you will have the opportunity to shape the future of the most powerful product on the SuiteCloud Platform. Our mission is to provide a modern, stable, and performant Javascript runtime environment with API access to all NetSuite functionality, enabling customers, partners, and internal teams to build and extend their business applications. We are the team that gives developers in the NetSuite ecosystem the power and flexibility to create whatever comes into their minds. Companies rely on SuiteScript to realize any business need they have.

Oracle NetSuite US is looking for a talented, technically savvy, natural leader to work with a fast-growing, action-oriented team of software engineers, test automation engineers, product managers, technical writers & UX designers to continue to advance this foundational component of the SuiteCloud Platform. In this role you will manage the SuiteScript engineering team. Responsibilities will include mentoring and coaching engineers in their career path and interests, defining the engineering culture of your team by fostering clean-code and good testing practices, maintaining an environment of collaboration and continuous self-improvement, and ensuring a customer-focused, Agile approach to product development. A senior engineer who is already leading a team or clearly heading in that direction would be an ideal candidate.

You will ensure the team works well together, has all the necessary tools, processes and resources in place; you will create a strong team bond between all disciplines and team members, and make sure the team collaborates well with other engineering teams across the organization. You will be required to gain a deep understanding of our product capabilities and users so you can propose and prototype solutions to address customer needs and lead and foster initiatives for innovation. You will be required to gain a deep understanding of our product stack so you can make decisions and solve challenging problems while improving the quality of our product and minimizing the risk to our thousands of customers who rely on NetSuite's 24/7 availability. You will gather, organize and share information to ensure progress on various engineering and product topics.

Preferred Qualifications

* B.S. or Master's degree in computer engineering or equivalent
* Experience coaching and mentoring other engineers, with personnel management preferred.


* 8 years' experience in software development
* 5 years' experience with Java (C# or similar)
* 5 years' experience with SQL database including schema design and development of efficient queries and PL/SQL
* 5 years' experience with JavaScript
* Knowledge of ECMAScript versions
* Knowledge of design patterns, object oriented programming, SOLID principles and test driven development
* Understanding of distributed systems, HTTP, Internet protocols, web browsers
* Understanding of metadata design and its use in the architecture of enterprise applications
* Experience in designing, architecting and implementing high performance scalable applications
* Great problem-solving skills and ability to abstract functional requirements
* Strength in organizational skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
* Valid work permit for USA
* Agile (Scrum, SCRUMBan, Kanban, …) experience
* Previous experience building cloud applications or PaaS
* Understanding of cloud-based distributed software applications

About you

You bring fresh and new ideas and your very own unique point of view. You thrive in an environment of collaboration, welcome a healthy debate and embrace diverse points of view. You eagerly seek and give help. Curious and ambitious, you see an opportunity in every challenge. You are comfortable making mistakes because you learn from them and bounce back quickly. You enjoy reasoning over complex abstractions and building tools and frameworks that facilitate clean, reusable code and an enjoyable developer experience. You take active ownership for the team's code quality and hold a high bar for yourself and the team when it comes to product quality. You are always looking around the corner to anticipate project bottlenecks and blockers and take action to head these off. You understand the need to empathize with customers and seek opportunities to interact with, listen to, and learn from them. You challenge assumptions, investigate unknowns, and present findings clearly and confidently.

You must have an intimate, working understanding of modern web applications from database to user interface. A high-level of proficiency in SQL, Object Oriented languages as well as experience with database driven web applications is required. You must be proficient in design patterns and test driven development. Excellent communication skills in technical and non-technical contexts are required. You must have experience in working towards deadlines in a rapid development cycle and the ability to prioritize competing demands.

You recognize the importance of leadership and the impact it has in the product and people's lives. Your commitment to engineering professionalism drives you to take responsibility for your career, your commitments, your mistakes, the quality of your workmanship, and the output of your team. When the pressure mounts, you hold even tighter to the disciplines you know are right.

About us

The SuiteCloud Platform group is a diverse family of smart, innovative, caring people invested in our customers and the community. We constantly seek to improve ourselves and strongly believe in "individual commitment to team effort". The SuiteCloud Platform is a key enabler in meeting the needs of an increasingly global and varied customer base. It serves as a PaaS for developers to build, store, share and deploy solutions tailored to specific industries and verticals, on top off NetSuite ERP - the #1 Cloud ERP.

What we offer

* Agile environment - "Small company" culture backed by a strong enterprise
* Strong professionals around you who will help to accelerate your growth
* Continuous career development: we actively encourage and celebrate internal promotions
* High-impact learning culture: free access to online learning platform and regular in-house training sessions and tech talks.
* Lunch & learns: share your interests with others and learn from them.
* Lots of fun activities: Curious about learning a new language? Interested in knitting? How about Poker nights?
* Many volunteer opportunities
* Diverse special interests groups that provide opportunities for networking and exchange of ideas across the company.
* Flexible PTO
* Excellent Bay Area location with 8 international cafes, full gymnasium, basketball court, swimming pool, etc