Software Development Manager

Summary:

Directs the activities of a software systems development function, software applications development function, and a software quality assurance function for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools. Most companies should be able to match to a specific software development management position. Use this position if company does not breakout software development positions such as Software Engineering (Applications) Mgmt (2142-2146) or Software Engineering (Systems) Mgmt (2162-2166). Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Duties & Responsibilities:

You will be playing a key role in the next-gen SaaS product and platform development.

You will be responsible for full lifecycle of software engineering project (planning, execution/Delivery, monitoring, risk management, resolution of issues, and achievement of the targets) within agreed quality, time, budget, and other agreed KPIs/SLAs

Provides guidance to the Software Engineering team and other departments in identifying product and technical requirements. Serves as primary point of contact and liaison between Software Engineering and other teams.

You will lead and manage the team for meeting the best software engineering practices, quality processes and methodologies

Directs implementation initiatives for new software products and applications. Organizes software update process for existing applications and coordinates the roll-out of software releases.

Manages all the deliverables to ensure adherence to deadlines, specifications and budgets. Implements performance metrics and prepares period reports and/or proposals.

Ensures all engineers keep current with technological developments within the industry. Monitors and evaluates competitive applications and products

You will promote and instill a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency to the software/business processes through out-of-the-box thinking on product and processes by utilizing or creating new software engineering tools and different innovation techniques

You will manage multiple interfaces (internal and external), relationships and communication to ensure software delivery is aligned to meet not only the customer requirements, but also adds value to their business

Hands on experience on Core Java and Multi-threaded programming

Hands on experience in Spring, Spring Boot micro-services, Spring MVC, and Hibernate.

Hand on experience in using Agentic AI tools such as Claude, Cody etc.

Strong knowledge to use design patterns and produce reusable components

Hands on experience in SQL queries and query tuning

Hands on experience in any NoSQL database

Exposure to any Big Data analytics platform using Spark based applications

Exposure to any ETL environment

Hands on experience deploying and troubleshooting in Linux/Unix environments

Hands on experience in Kafka or any Message Broker

Hands on experience deploying solutions in any Cloud environment

Hands on experience using docker and Kubernetes to deploy and scale applications

Knowledge of Junit or at least one Java unit testing framework; preferably TDD practitioner

Ensure implementation/continuous improvement of formal processes to support software development activities

Provide guidance to the team for technical escalations

Performs peer code reviews as part of everyday workflow.

Foster engineering’s best practices for the development of high-quality products

Contributes ideas for continually improving the team's productivity, job enjoyment, and code quality.

Additional Job Description

Bachelor's degree in Science/IT/Computing or equivalent

12-18 + years of experience in SW Engineering role & Delivery Role

Significant proficiency/in-depth knowledge in the domain (technology and/or products)

5-10 years of experience in leading engineers through project lifecycle resulting successful deliverables

Thorough understanding of software development and/or support methodologies, principles and procedures and related software management tools.

Experience with Telecom Product development with TMF standards preferred

Experience building scalable SaaS platform clear advantage.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements: