Costco Wholesale is hiring: Manager - IT Development - Costco Travel in Seattle

Manager - IT Development - Costco Travel

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes.

Come join the Costco Travel IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

As a member of the IT Management Team, you are responsible for managing, developing, and leading a team of employees. Your role includes leading the specific functional responsibilities of your team, which involves overseeing team performance and deliverables.

The Manager of Software Engineering for Costco Travel is responsible for defining and executing the development strategy for Costco Travel’s E-Commerce websites, web services platform and supporting applications.

As the primary conduit between your employees and upper leadership, your role in communicating and modeling the values and guiding principles of our company culture is of vital importance.

ROLE

• INTEGRITY: When achieving benchmarks and goals, use methods/strategies that are consistent with the Code of Ethics and the Standard of Ethics for Managers and Supervisors.
• MEMBER SERVICE: Provides and ensures staff provides an exceptional member experience.
• ADMINISTRATION: Ensures proper department coverage and understands department budget.
• MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Coaches and mentors’ employees to provide support and guidance.
• COMMUNICATION: Regularly shares information with employees via meetings and one-on-one conversations.
• SELF-MANAGEMENT: Demonstrates sound judgment, taking a partner when necessary.
• INCLUSION: Encourages different approaches and ideas to work and to accomplish goals.
• COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY: Takes measures to ensure employee and member information is kept confidential and adheres to IS security policy.
• Takes responsibility for the technical teams that build and develop features and tools for Costco Travel’s domestic and international e-Commerce, call-center, web services and associated applications.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, coaching, and career development planning for team members.
• Participates in defining the strategic direction and technology roadmap for Costco Travel’s technology applications.

Required

• 3+ years’ current experience leading/managing an e-commerce and/or e-business application development team.
• Development team experience in a Java based environment required
• Recent commercial experience in Ecommerce, Web Services and Web application development required
• Experience in development environments that include some, and or all, of the following: SOAP and/or REST, MS-SQL Server and T-SQL, JDBC or equivalent data-tier frameworks, database design & development, Java EE technologies (Servlet & JSP), SOA
• Depth of experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong leadership and team-building skills
• Be innovative, creative and possess a passion for excellence
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with people at all management levels
• Detail oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.