Software Development Manager will leverage their expertise in development processes, system design, software development, and people management to help Spark R&D team with the following.
Delivery management
Manage a cross-functional team and help to build, ship, and maintain doctor-facing web applications
Own the delivery process, make sure the delivery process is efficient and team understands and follows it
Enforce and maintain engineering best practices
Plan releases and sprints and be responsible for its execution
Ensure predictable delivery i.e. make sure projects are delivered on time, raise risks and issues if any, help with its mitigation
Provide technical guidance to the team
Help team refining new product features
Be responsible for technical backlog, make sure technical debt is not growing and team dedicates enough capacity for technical improvements
Status reporting for Group Development Manager
Track and reporting delivery metrics
Cross-functional collaboration
Help defining team's goals that address the organization's strategy
Contribute to crafting the roadmap that reflects priorities in the different areas
Work closely with product management team and development team to turn the roadmap into delivery plan. Propose and own trade-offs if needed
Work closely with architects, UI/UX designers, product management team, and your development team to define the best solution for new product features
Own technical outcomes that impact customer experience, quality, reliability
Collaborate with peer teams and teams from other departments on dependencies and integration points
People management
Coach, mentor team, help them to grow
Provide regular and constructive feedback
Help your team members with individual development plan and personal goals
Conduct performance reviews
Foster a healthy, inclusive, and high‑performing engineering culture
Hire and onboard new resources if needed
Be an escalation contact point for your team members.
Job Requirements:
Overall 5+ years' experience of software development (backend development via Java tech stack is preferred)
Strong experience in backend development (Java preferred)
Overall 3+ years' experience of managing development team of 6+ people
Experience with developing a product following agile methodologies
Experience with short-term (Sprint) and mid-term (Release) planning for cross-functional development team of 6+ people
Experience with setting up software engineering best practices for a team
Experience with cloud software development (AWS is preferable)
Experience with people management for 3+ people
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
English: C1 or higher
Would be a plus
Experience with classic project management (PMBoK)
Experience with scaled agile frameworks (SAFe, Nexus Scrum, Less)
Experience with development in Python.
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Benefits
Health insuranceDental insurance
Additional Information
Job Description:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Software Development Manager to join our dynamic Spark R&D team. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Spark digital orthodontic software suite via managing software development team working on web applications hosted in the cloud and used by orthodontics across the globe.
Envista · Community Of Madrid, Madrid, Spain