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Software Development Manager

Advantive

Advantive

Software Engineering
United States · Remote
Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Job Description
We’re looking for a talented Software Development Manager to lead a team responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining our market-leading suite of purpose-built software for specialty manufacturers and distributors. The chosen candidate must be a self-starter, possess great organizational skills, and have excellent communication abilities. A proven results-oriented person with a delivery focus and demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment.
We enjoy our work as much as we enjoy working together and want Developers who can get things done while positively influencing our workplace environment. The successful candidate must have a passion for software development, deeply care about code quality, and be committed to software craftsmanship.
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Product teams to develop the best technical design and approach for product development
  • Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed project plans and schedules; manage the day-to-day activities of the development team by defining, implementing, and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for the product line
  • Management of departmental resources, staffing, and enhancing and maintaining a best-of-class development team
  • Responsible for the overall systems development life cycle within an Agile-SCRUM development process
  • Delivery of quality applications on time and on budget
  • Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments
  • Evolution of the software development practice within the organization, including better reporting, tools, and evolution of development methodology
  • Continue to build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of new developers, developing, and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members
  • Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies, and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts
  • Develop and execute unit testing strategies and processes
  • Drive and manage the bug triage process, represent the development team in project meetings to ensure efficient testing and bug fixing process, and be an effective advocate for the development group
  • Lead software architecture design processes building microservices based SaaS solution
  • Report on product quality to management, customer support, and product teams via rigorous execution of detailed plans and accurate reporting of test cases executed, bugs discovered, bugs fixed, etc.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Planning and Management – Highly effective planning and organizational skills
  • Discipline and Perseverance – Focus and commitment to solving complex issues through to completion
  • Flexibility and Hard Work – Operate in a fast-paced, iterative development environment; learn and adapt to new technologies
  • Problem-Solving – Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
  • Quality – Dedicated to producing high-quality software and implementing development best practices
  • Teamwork – Communicate effectively and operate in a team environment
  • Effective Communicator - Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills - a proven ability to utilize your sense of urgency to prioritize tasks effectively