Learn what makes QTS a unique place to grow your career! The Software Development Manager is responsible for leading offshore software development teams to ensure predictable delivery of functional and non-functional changes for the Service Delivery Platform modules. Helping team members with technical issues and roadblocks, reviewing/approving code changes and providing feedback, troubleshooting production issues, monitoring production deployments, mentoring junior developers. Working along wit... more details
Learn what makes QTS a unique place to grow your career!
The Software Development Manager is responsible for leading offshore software development teams to ensure predictable delivery of functional and non-functional changes for the Service Delivery Platform modules. Helping team members with technical issues and roadblocks, reviewing/approving code changes and providing feedback, troubleshooting production issues, monitoring production deployments, mentoring junior developers. Working along with Technical Program Manager to define/groom/refine backlog for upcoming sprints and managing technical risks for the delivery of the product. Defines strategic target state for the modules architecture and drives implementation to meet agreed target state.
Coordinate with Engineering Manager and architects to ensure high quality deliverables, well-managed development processes and meeting engineering standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned.
- Lead software development process across several offshore software development teams to ensure high quality and predictable delivery of the software increments.
- Responsible for designing solutions, implementation, including hands-on coding, maintaining, and supporting Java based components and interfaces.
- Own several critical Service Delivery Platform modules: monitoring their health/performance/security, troubleshooting/resolution of production incidents, tracking dependencies and changes, driving software design improvements – target state and steps to achieve it. Primary reviewer/approver of all code changes for the owned modules.
- Work with the development team to translate functional and non-functional requirements into manageable and estimated tasks to plan upcoming sprints.
- Manage the software delivery plan and risks associated with the delivery.
- Along with Technical Program Manager manages dependencies on other teams.
- Help development teams with technical roadblocks/issues that teams may face.
- Apply Test Driven Development practices and software quality measurement tools.
- Mentor technical program managers and software developers to define measurable user stories and deliver better code: readable, secure, and performant.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent professional experience.
- Five or more years of software development experience with a focus on APIs and system integration projects.
- Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE/C#/Golang or Python web applications.
- Experience working with Cloud infrastructure.
- Two+ years of technical software team lead experience.
- DevOps experience: on-premises, AWS, CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate).
- Experience running and maintaining production-ready systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with offshore software development teams.
- AWS Certification
- Experience with designing, implementation, and maintenance of microservices and distributed systems.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc.) when dealing with internal and/or external audiences at all levels of management.
- Capacity to inspire team members to perform to their fullest abilities and experience managing and dealing with conflict.
- Use organizational skills to determine prioritization and appropriate multitasking.
- Focus on scope, tone, and quality of processes and their respective documentation, as well as the associated goals, priorities, deadlines, and weaknesses.
- Ability to work independently, with supervision, on a project of varying complexity.
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