Lead R&D Software Engineering

The Lead, R&D Software Engineering manages the successful delivery of projects and requires the planning, coordination and leads activities across the full delivery lifecycle. This will include working closely with the departments Project Managers, coordinating with Product Managers and Owners, Architects and Developers, as well as liaising with key project stakeholders as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direction and coordination of the work developing software products or component systems as directed by the product owner in the context of an Agile software development process.
• Coordinates the process of estimating the scope and duration of projects.
• Establishes timelines and maintains progress reporting.
• Provides hands on” work as a member of the software engineering team.  Leadership and coordination are only a portion of this job.  
• Oversees the scheduling and planning of projects and the maintenance of related progress reporting.
• Plans the development process to include testing; takes responsibility for the assurance of quality and the performance of the end product.  Conducts testing activities as appropriate.
• Drives the design, development and research work necessary to deliver project components on time and within budget.  
• Collaborates with the product owner and department management to resolve technical challenges and remove process obstacles to insure integration of the deliverables inside and outside the organization upon release.
• Coordinates staff capacity and constraints with other priorities in the department.  
• Responsible for deployment of test and production databases.
• Responsible for the training and development of all new staff members regarding departmental resources and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS NEEDED:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5-7 years of Full Stack technical experience
• Experience in Ruby and React
• Experience of people management and the ability to lead and influence others
• Experience in formal personal development planning and individual, team and process performance management
• Experience in a variety of software development approaches and methodologies
• Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design
• Experience in requirements capture, analysis techniques and process improvement approaches
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills
• Excellent personal organization and ability to prioritize and carry out multiple tasks Able to influence and drive projects to meet key milestones and overcome challenges 
• Comfortable working without routine supervision
• A desire to remain technically capable and an expert in current technologies