As a Manager, Software Engineer - Backend, you play an instrumental role in delivering Agiloft platform features, working both independently and collaboratively with a cross-functional agile development team. This role is instrumental for the development of high-quality software, conforms to approved design patterns and aligns with architecture goals and objectives. You are responsible for leading, mentoring, and training team members in the ongoing development and support of components of the JEE-based Agiloft platform. Your team’s deliverables will include new features, improvements to existing code. With your team you will maintain systems excellence with high-quality designs and software development.
Job Responsibilities
Lead a Scrum development team including agile ceremonies, stand ups, etc., facilitating effective collaboration and communication
Be responsible and accountable for defining and delivering on commitments to sprint and release goals.
Manage a team of successful and effective software engineers:
Set individual and team expectations and manage performance
Act as an escalation point for your team
Provide guidance and support to team members for individual success and career growth
Perform weekly/bi-weekly 1x1 check-ins, lead weekly team meetings
Hire, mentor, and train new team members as needed to ensure success
Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team.
Lead the development of platform enhancements that meet or exceed requirements on performance, scalability, and security.
Lead the design of frameworks, components, and applications.
Lead the development of best practices and patterns and guide the team in their use.
Establish a culture of code quality and implement and maintain best practices for the development of secure-, well documented code of high quality.
Ensure solution designs are documented clearly and with enough details for development and for preparing effort estimates.
Together with your team design, build, implement, troubleshoot, and test software products in alignment with the product roadmap and architecture strategies.
Understand and apply Agiloft’s security controls in your design and code implementation.
Collaborate with other members of Agiloft Engineering on improvements to the development process and code base.
Operate expertly within the SDLC lifecycle and process, in-alignment with the broader departmental lifecycle and process.
Ensure adherence to Agiloft’s quality framework and policies.
Balance new feature development efforts with the maintenance of your team’s platform components.
Timely respond-to and resolve complex and/or escalated issues.
Generate innovative ideas and develop prototypes and proof of concepts.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
>8 years developing commercial software
>4 years leading development teams
Demonstrated experience leading software development teams in an agile environment.
Extensive experience with Java, JEE
Extensive experience with building applications on SQL databases
Experience developing large cloud-based web applications
Experience with the development of applications on micro services architectures.
Experience with the development of SaaS applications.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to tackle issues by making timely decisions based on facts, knowledge, experience, and judgment.
Demonstrated experience in communicating technical needs and capabilities to non-technical stakeholders.
Proven ability to collaborate and provide technical leadership with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Solid experience in architectural patterns, micro-services, messaging/event driven frameworks and enterprise databases
Strong experience in CI/CD practices.
Demonstrated ability to trouble shoot issues and help developers technically in their day-to-day work.
Demonstrated ability to design and provide solutions for complex projects.
“Can do” attitude while demonstrating a strong work ethic
Preferred Qualifications
At least three years of hands-on experience with of Java concepts (JEE, WildFly, stack traces, heap dumps)
Understanding of web application security frameworks and their application in software development.
Experience with performance optimization of applications with SQL databases.
Experience in a security compliant environment (SOC2 Type 2, ISO27001)