Development Manager / Software Architect
Architecture and Development:
- Assess and guide technical delivery of high-quality products ensuring adherence to best practices, documented processes, and delivery commitments
- Estimate software development effort, propose alternatives, and prioritize development tasks
- Collaborate with Product Management and stakeholders on product roadmap, requirements, and release schedules
- Ensure product requirements are clear, complete, and testable
Engineering Leadership and Mentoring:
- Serve as Development Manager leading geographically distributed development partner teams
- Guide teams to develop optimal technical designs and implementation approaches
- Report development status, quality, operations, and system performance to executive leadership, escalating issues when needed
- Initiate and participate in process and product quality improvements
- Foster proactive collaboration among technical teams, especially for systems integration
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 8+ years of experience delivering successful production software systems
- Deep understanding of team-based software development and track record of shipping high-quality software on time
- Strong software architecture and design skills, able to translate raw product requirements into robust solutions
- Mastery of programming languages such as Java and JavaScript
- Solid knowledge of relational databases, especially Microsoft SQL Server
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent communication skills, capable of building consensus and explaining design rationale
- Strong time management skills to meet critical project deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Desire to be challenged and deliver results in a dynamic technical and business environment
