Job Description
Position Overview
As Manager, Software Engineer – Frontend 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 that 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 Agiloft’s software platform, with a frontend focus. Your team’s deliverables will include new features and improvements to existing code. With your team you will maintain systems excellence with high-quality designs, code, and agile development project execution.
Job Responsibilities
Lead the design of frontend frameworks, components, and applications.Lead the development of best practices and patterns and guide the team in their use.Guide the development of frontend applications that meet or exceed requirements on performance, scalability, and security and are delivered on time.Act as Scrum master in the development team Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team.Establish a culture of agile software development Ensure solution designs are documented clearly and with enough details for development and for preparing effort estimates.Coordinate the development backlog with the Product OwnerUnderstand 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 frontend applications for commercial software>4 years leading development teamsScrum Master certificationDemonstrated experience leading software development teams in an agile environment.Solid experience in architectural patterns for frontend architectures for SaaS applications on AWS or Azure (AWS preferred).Strong experience in CI/CD practices.Extensive experience with JS, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js and React.Experience achieving compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG, etc.)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.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 ten years of hands-on experience with the development of frontend applications for enterprise applicationsAt least three years of experience with the development of frontend applications for SaaS applications on AWS. At least two years of experience with the development of applications on CI/CD workflowsUnderstanding 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)
