Development Team Leader - Software
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Listed on
20th June 2019
Location
Altrincham
Salary/Rate
£70000 - £70000
Type
Permanent
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Due to our client's continued success and growth they are now seeking a Development Team Leader, to join the team in South Manchester. Key Areas of Responsibility Technical Authority on the themes and initiatives owned by the team Ensures long term stability of the software, test packs and documentation.Represents the team in feature and initiative planning sessions and provides expert feedback on new ideas
Takes lead on developing new architecture and designs across the company to ensure cohesive but loosely coupled solutions
Curates the team backlog to ensure the team are always working on the highest priority items
Refinement of tickets to promote manageable size
Code reviews for team and other teams
Software Development A Software Team Lead is expected to spend a majority of their time hands-on in the production of software for products.
Discuss, establish and maintain the design patterns, framework selections and direction of the codebase.
Solve almost any type of problem with little supervision.
Provide engineering options, with unbiased pros and cons to meet problems shared by the business.
Develop UI according to mockups following UX guidelines.
Research projects, including prototyping, to explore future opportunities
Working with product and test to refine and break down stories to levels implementable by development
Development and improvements in confirmation testing (unit test, API test, automation, etc.)
Work closely with members of the business teams to ensure customer-centric development of features
Actively contribute to the process of continual improvement, with regard to self, team and systems
Issue Management The prompt prioritisation and processing by the team of incoming bugs according to strategy
Ensuring responsive support to the customer-facing colleagues.
Status reporting back to customer-facing colleagues
Recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions
Technical Mentorship Developing new skills within the team through coaching and delegation
Identifying and feeding back areas of improvement and strengths and being knowledgeable about the team
Encouraging others to partake in technical discussions and increasing team inquisitiveness
Advise and encourage both on the job development and external development opportunities
Explain, demonstrate and engage fellow team members in ‘doing the right thing' guided by the values
Talent Acquisition Establish recruiting needs within the team to ensure balance of upcoming talent and experience
Assist with recruiting into your peer teams
Evaluate incoming technical tests and CVs to identify the best candidates to bring in house for interviews
Take part in the onsite interviews and provide objective feedback on candidate suitability
Culture Live the values; reflects values through demonstrating positive behaviours.
Functional or Technical Knowledge and Skills Required Essential Demonstrable Java programming ability with in-depth understanding of underpinning techniques.
Proven ability of tackling challenging projects
Demonstrable knowledge of Databases and query languages (SQL)
Experience in full software development life cycle from design to deployment using agile methodologies such as Kanban and Scrum
Object Oriented Design and Programming
HTTP / Restful API usage (postman or similar)
Desirable 2:1 degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or similar technical degree.
Experience leading an agile team in a technology company
Experience in hiring a development team
Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure knowledge
Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, JUnit, GWT, Maven, Jenkins, Linux, Scripting for CLI, CICD, tool automation, etc.
Jira, Git, Mercurial, Bitbucket
Benefits: Ergonomic workspaces with sit/stand desks Linux desktops with dual monitors 25 days holiday + public holidays flexible working practices great location with free parking and excellent transport links hackdays, lunch & learns structured career progression, supported learning and regular 1:1's snacks, drinks, fruit and breakfasts. Ping pong, games & socials equity and 4 x salary life assurance open and transparent culture with regular sessions with executive team