SCRUM Master

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Guide backend engineering teams on Scrum best practices and agile principles
• Remove impediments and help the team maintain focus on sprint goals
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to prioritize work and plan releases
• Help track technical progress and communicate blockers, risks, and dependencies
• Support the teams continuous improvement efforts and foster a culture of learning
• Drive alignment between technical and product teams, helping translate technical discussions into actionable outcomes
• Use agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, notion) to manage sprints and report key metrics
• Track and communicate team progress using relevant metrics (e.g., burndown charts, velocity)
• Coach the team on self-organization, accountability, and cross-functionality
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and open team environment

Requirements:

• 2.5 years of experience as a Scrum Master (preferably with backend or infrastructure engineering teams)
• Strong grasp of Scrum practices, principles, and frameworks
• Basic technical knowledge of backend system concepts (APIs, microservices, databases, etc.)
• Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM, or equivalent agile certification (preferred)
• Experience working with cross-functional technical teams
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills
• Familiarity with agile tools (JIRA, Confluence, notion or similar)
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills
• Experience working with cross-functional software development teams
• Familiarity with Agile tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and balance competing priorities

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, or microservices architectures
• Experience in scaling agile practices across multiple teams
• Knowledge of additional frameworks like Kanban, SAFe, or LeSS