Software Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the engineering team, providing direction, mentorship, and support.
• Oversee the development of software solutions by understanding user needs, system flows, data usage, and work processes.
• Evaluate operational feasibility by analyzing problem definitions, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Ensure documentation and demonstration of solutions through comprehensive documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code.
• Determine and design system specifications, standards, and programming to prepare and install solutions.
• Conduct systems analysis to improve operations and recommend policy and procedure changes.
• Stay updated with state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment through continuous learning and participation in professional organizations.
• Protect operations by maintaining confidentiality of information.
• Provide valuable insights by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.
• Support the engineering and organizational mission by achieving related results as needed.
• Facilitate the growth and development of software engineers through advice, coaching, and educational opportunities.
• Drive software development that meets user needs.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their professional growth.
• Collaborate with the team to brainstorm and create new products.
• Play an active role in growing the engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting, and hiring.
• Make informed decisions quickly and take ownership of services and applications at scale.
• Work collaboratively with others to achieve goals.
• Approach problem-solving creatively and persistently.
• Maintain composure and effectiveness during crises.
• Stay on the cutting edge of development practices.
• Be passionate about great technologies, especially open-source.
• Understand business needs and create the necessary tools to manage them.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 6 years of programming experience with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer and team lead.
• Experience in the development of fintech-based applications is an added advantage.
• Proven track record in the development and maintenance of high-quality, secure, and high-performance large-scale applications in production.
• Deep understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and system analysis/design.
• Expertise in implementing software development best practices and paradigms such as OOP, design patterns, Composition over Inheritance, etc.
• Experience in designing and developing performant and secure APIs.
• Knowledge of microservices and distributed systems is essential.
• Proficiency with Git.
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks such as React JS.
• Knowledge of software testing methodology and toolings.
• Expertise in Java programming languages and Spring Boot and Spring Cloud frameworks.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of messaging queues such as RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ.
• Strong analytical mind with an aptitude for problem-solving.
• Broad experience in designing, programming, and implementing large information systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage others effectively.