Manager, Software Development

Location: Preferably located near Philadelphia. Hybrid or home-based opportunities can also be considered.

Position Summary:

Bentley is creating an open platform for the built and natural environment to empower software developers to build digital twin experiences. We believe in advancing the platform for the collective success of the ecosystem and equipping the software developer community with open source and open standards.

Our work has a broad reach, ranging from the world’s largest engineering and construction companies to the US government to FOX Sports on NFL SUNDAY. Cesium has more than 10,000,000 lifetime open-source downloads, and the Cesium ion cloud reaches more than 20,000 monthly active developers.

This management role reports to and collaborates closely with the Head of Software Engineering to empower Bentley’s platform software development teams to do their best work and continuously ship meaningful software that impacts the world and our business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead a team of engineers responsible for the Platform’s 3D Runtimes & Pipelines development team
• Oversee the development team responsible for the native 3D capabilities of the iTwin and Cesium platforms, including the development and maintenance of 3D tiling pipelines and Cesium plugins for game engines like Unreal and Unity.
• Work directly with the Head of Engineering to support overall professional growth, including recruiting, training, mentoring, and performance management of the team. Work closely with the Division Chief Technology Officer (DCTO) to execute robust and scalable architecture.
• Facilitates a culture of openness and collaboration, internally within and among teams, and externally with the open-source community that we serve
• Collaborates cross-functionally, especially with Product Management, to execute the roadmap
• Runs the systems and processes to enable us to continuously ship high-quality software that users want while transparently engaging all stakeholders

Requirements:

• This is a management role requiring creating space for teams to do their best work, culture championing, and running systems and processes. This is not a technical expert role.
• Has 10+ years of experience in software development with significant and sustained demonstrable experience of distributed teams to enduring success
• Leadership experience developing successful APIs, libraries, platforms, and/or specifications for software developers
• Not necessarily currently an active software developer but can facilitate best practices for front-end development with React and TypeScript.
• Is a fantastic communicator in person and in writing to a variety of stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences, and individual contributors and executives
• Is transparent, has no hidden agenda, and demonstrates a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Knowledge of geospatial, AECO, and/or computer graphics is preferred
• Knowledge of 3D development and 3D graphics is a bonus
• Knowledge of Cesium, 3D Tiles, glTF, iTwin, BIS, and/or iModel is a bonus
• Experience with game engines such as Unreal and Unity, specifically with Cesium native plugins, is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Purpose-based global travel may be about 25%
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

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About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.
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