Manager, Engineering

Who We Are

Invitation Homes is a fast-paced evolving publicly traded REIT that is pioneering a new industry with over 80,000 single family rental homes and a market capitalization of over $25 billion. We are a team of more than 1,400 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities "home," but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives.

The Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading and managing engineering teams that are constructing and maintaining software systems used by customer and employees at Invitation Homes. We are looking for an Engineering Manager that has demonstrated progressive experience in coding, architecture leadership, and leading engineers in a fast-paced environment. This position is a mix of hands-on-keyboard development, process engineering, and management responsibilities with a strong emphasis on technical leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and deploy solutions with focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability

• Lead team of developers and make recommendations on future technical architecture for software, platform, integrations and tools

• Work collaboratively to help define and execute team roadmaps

• Writes documentation for technical and integration architectures

• Measure and evaluate features and system metrics to continuously improve user experience and service performance

• Responsible for growing and inspiring a team of engineers through a combination of coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development

• Work closely with Product and Platform Owners, Quality Assurance, and other teams in an agile environment to build, deploy, and maintain software systems

• Cultivate a healthy, collaborative engineering culture that’s in line with our values.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field, or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years of professional development experience, and 2+ years of recent experience managing an engineering team

• Experience working in agile development environment

• Deep understanding of software and development engineering principles and concepts

• Depending on the team, deep technical skills in one or more of the following areas: JavaScript Development, C# Development, SQL Development, MSSQL, Postgres, Node.js, React, AWS, CI/CD, Mulesoft, Salesforce

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast-paced work environment

• Exhibit sound judgment and swift decision-making skills

• Exhibit strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to collaborate and build consensus with others

• Knowledgeable about system design, data structures and algorithms

• Skilled at processing and analyzing large data sets

• Experience working with distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications

• Love of technology; actively seeks continuing education of current and emerging technologies

Why Invitation Homes

We stand for flexibility, opportunity, and a home that people can make their own. It’s as true for our associates as it is for our residents. Just like we help our residents live freer, we liberate our associates’ careers, too.  Our associates know that at Invitation Homes goals matter, potential is unlocked, and careers thrive. Invitation Homes isn’t just a work place it is a possibility place. Invitation Homes offers the below to each new associate:

• Competitive pay and an annual bonus program for all associates

• Generous paid time off plans including vacation accrual, sick time, volunteer time, and standard and floating holidays

• 401k with matching company contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings

• Employee resource groups: Together with Women, Asian Alliance, Black Collective, Juntos, Gen Next, and Open Invitation.

Invitation Homes truly is where possibility lives, pour a new foundation here!

Salary Range

Compensation and Benefits

To attract and retain top talent, we're pleased to offer competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Annual bonus program

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Generous paid time off plans include vacation accrual, sick time, standard holidays and floating holidays

• 401(k) with company matching contributions

• Awesome work environment with casual dress

• Team events and gatherings (Pre- and Post-Covid)

Invitation Homes is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and innovative environment with the best associates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at humanresources@invitationhomes.com.

To all recruitment agencies: Invitation Homes does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward resumes to Invitation Homes employees.  Invitation Homes is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.