Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

Overview

At PGA TOUR Superstore, we’re always looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible individuals who will share a passion for helping transform our business. As one of the fastest growing specialty retailers, we’re dedicated to hiring selfless team players from different backgrounds to influence the growth of our organization. Part of the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses, PGA TOUR Superstore continuously strives to create a family culture for our Associates – driven by our vision to inspire people through golf and tennis.

Position Summary

The Sr. Manager of Software Engineering leads, scales, and develops a high performing team of software, DevOps and QA engineers responsible for building and maintaining digital solutions (e.g., Ecommerce website, mobile apps, in-store apps) that deliver exceptional customer experience in a retail environment.  This position requires strong technical, design, communication, and collaboration skills.  We have aggressive goals over the next few years and are looking for candidates with a passion for building and scaling retail applications and a can-do attitude!

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Team Leadership & Development: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers. Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and support career development.
• Technical Oversight: Guide the design, development, and deployment of scalable applications using full stack technologies.
• Hands-On Contribution: Engage directly in coding, troubleshooting, and code reviews when needed to support the team or accelerate delivery.
• Project Management: Lead planning and execution of software projects. Ensure timely delivery, quality assurance, and alignment with business priorities.
• Architecture & Strategy: Drive architectural decisions and long-term technology strategy. Lead PoCs and evaluations for middleware, integration platforms, and development tools.
• DevOps & Cloud Enablement: Oversee CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP), and infrastructure automation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business owners and business enablement managers to gather requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure applications meet security, compliance, and regulatory standards. Promote secure coding practices and risk mitigation.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain documentation of systems, processes, and performance metrics. Provide regular updates to leadership.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of learning, experimentation, and process optimization.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years in software engineering, with the last 3 years in leadership/managerial role. Proven experience managing full stack development teams and delivering enterprise-grade applications.
• Basic understanding of Salesforce Commerce Cloud (Demandware).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD principles, automation strategies, and modern SDLC best practices.
• Practical experience implementing these practices using developer platforms and tooling such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies and orchestration frameworks within cloud-native architecture.
• Expertise in infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code frameworks, with a focus on creating reusable templates and enforcing security and governance standards through automation.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformations with incremental value delivery.
• Strong execution mindset, able to navigate ambiguity and deliver results.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical details to both technical and non-technical business stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of basic eCommerce concepts, such as catalog architecture, pricing, and inventory management strategies, payment processes, and technologies that support a successful eCommerce strategy such as PIM, OMS.
• Experience with support and/or implementing public-facing Web and Mobile applications.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: 

• This role is based in our vibrant, collaborative office five days a week, with flexibility to accommodate family and life commitments when needed. Flexibility to work extended and varied hours as needed.
• Must be able to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time as the job is completed primarily at a desk each day. Variable desk heights are offered so alternatively sitting and/or standing at the desk is optional. 

Travel:

• Up to 10% of travel is required based on business needs.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

PGA TOUR Superstores is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.