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Software Development Manager resume examples

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Ingrid D. Rudd

Software Development Manager, Energy data

Boulder, CO · (720) 555 0129 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/ingriddrudd

Key Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Fifteen years in software, four managing engineering teams.

INDUSTRIES

Energy data, utilities technology, environmental software.

SPECIALTIES

Delivery management, technical direction, hiring, engineer development.

SYSTEMS

Jira, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Datadog, Snowflake, Confluence, Figma.

CREDENTIALS

Certified ScrumMaster and Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect Associate.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in computer science, Colorado School of Mines.

Results at a Glance

2.8

Million dollar contract

31%

Giving one squad

55%

Negotiating a standing

Executive Summary

Software development manager leading nine engineers across two squads on an energy data product, after eleven years as an engineer. Owns delivery, hiring and the technical direction the squads commit to. Measures himself on whether the team ships steadily and whether the engineers are better a year later.

Signature Achievements

  • Took the squads from missing two thirds of their commitments to hitting 9 sprints out of 10 within three quarters.
  • Hired seven engineers in eighteen months and kept every one of them past the two year mark.
  • Delivered the utility data ingestion rewrite three weeks early, which unlocked a 2.8 million dollar contract with a regional utility.
  • Cut cloud spending for the group by 31 percent by giving one squad a quarter to work on cost and efficiency.
  • Promoted two engineers to senior and one to technical lead by writing development plans with visible criteria.
  • Reduced production incidents in the group by 55 percent after negotiating a standing 20 percent allocation for technical debt.

Professional Experience

Software Development Manager

Flatiron Peak Software, Boulder, CO 2022 to present

Manages nine engineers in two squads building data ingestion and analytics for utility customers.

  • Owns the delivery plan for both squads and negotiates scope with product management when estimates and dates disagree.
  • Runs hiring for the group, from writing the role through to interview loops and offers.
  • Holds weekly one to one meetings, writes performance reviews and builds the development plan for each engineer.
  • Sets technical direction with the two technical leads and approves the design work that crosses squad boundaries.
  • Owns the on call rotation for the group services and makes sure the load is shared fairly and stays sustainable.

Technical Lead

Continental Divide Data Company, Denver, CO 2018 to 2022

Technical lead for five engineers on a metering and billing data platform.

  • Led design and delivery for the meter reading pipeline handling 4 million daily readings.
  • Ran planning and estimation for the team and reported progress to the program manager.
  • Mentored three engineers and introduced the design review practice the team kept.

Software Engineer

Cache la Poudre Systems, Fort Collins, CO 2011 to 2018

Backend engineer on environmental monitoring software for state and municipal clients.

  • Built data collection services for air and water monitoring stations.
  • Developed the reporting features municipal clients used for their annual submissions.
  • Supported production systems on a rotation and handled client technical escalations.

Licensure and Certification

Certified ScrumMaster, Scrum Alliance

Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Education

Bachelor of Science in computer science, Colorado School of Mines, 2011

Core Skills

Engineering management · Delivery planning · Hiring and interviewing · Performance management · Technical direction · Jira · Kubernetes · Stakeholder negotiation · Coaching · Budget and cost control

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