Development Manager at Flash Group

Job Role:

We are looking for a talented individual to lead an equally talented team of Software Developers. This individual will be responsible for the overall planning, execution and success of complex software solutions to meet the needs of the business.

Minimum requirements:

• Have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in software development
• Have a minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in a management role
• Experience in leading and mentoring developers
• Be passionate about technology, enthusiastic about problem solving, and constantly seeking to learn and improve skillset.
• Have had exposure to the full software development lifecycle

Analysis and Design

• Sound knowledge of OO design principles and patterns.
• Sound understanding of system infrastructure and principles of system architecture
• Understanding of ORM frameworks (.NET Entity Framework).
• Understanding of Microservices, REST and MVC driven web frameworks.

Leadership Skills

• Strong and proven leadership qualities
• Excellence in communication - Ability to communicate about technology in non-technical terms to colleagues and Clients.
• Sound experience working in Agile methodologies
• Versed in DevOps methodology including setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Experienced in staff management (including KPI and skill/growth management)
• Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure

Technical Skills

• Strong C# .Net Core skills
• Strong experience in RESTful web services
• Strong experience with Relational DBMS, MSSQL
• Experience with microservices architecture and design
• Solid experience in code reviews and managing pipelines

Advantageous

• Java (Java / J2EE)
• Spring Framework
• Identity Server authentication
• Experience with PHP and React
• Familiar with Cloud Native architecture
• Exposure to mobile apps development (primarily Android).
• Strong Java core skills
• SQL Server / Oracle

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Manage progress and sprint planning across teams
• Lead and manage the Software Development and IT teams to deliver software and infrastructure
• Ensure delivery consistent with Agile processes across the team
• Collaborating with the appropriate functions and users to evaluate and identify technology platforms for delivering the company’s products and internal services
• To drive consistent standards and approaches throughout the development teams
• Work with system architects to evolve and improve business orchestration APIs
• Work closely with Solutions Architects, Team Leads and Technical Integrations team to deliver on business requirements
• Provide work estimates based on analyzed business and technical requirements
• Working closely with QA to identify development and production issues
• Responsible for ensuring work is unit/integration tested and documented
• Management of staffing and HR requirements
• Assisting in out of hours’ production releases when required, as well as out-of-hours support when necessary.
• Manage, support and mentor team members in the team.