Head of Software Development- Web Applications at Tracom

Role Description

• This role involves overseeing the software development team working on developing new software or enhancing existing solutions. He/she will coordinate and plan with other departments within the company and with company executives. The role holder needs a firm understanding of the technical aspects of software engineering. This role also involves understanding the market and competitor’s products so that your software can compete and meet market demands.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Serve as the engineering leader and technical expert
• Work with Business Analysts to provide technical expertise in the required domains
• Define the technologies to be used in a particular solution
• Answer questions and resolve issues brought forth by the software development team members
• Lead the team’s efforts in delivering software applications as expected 
• Assign tasks to the software development team 
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Responsible for the operation, development, and improvement of team processes and SOPs necessary to support and accelerate excellent project delivery 
• Work with Project Managers to develop and execute project roadmaps
• Check and confirm the accuracy of the work performed and the methods used by the software development team
• Foster a collaborative culture of unit/SIT testing, safety, and documentation
• Create deployment documents 
• Increase the productivity of the team by identifying process gaps, common pain points and scalability issues and develop a plan to address them
• Design and manage changes to database schema 
• Create users and give rights to databases, code versioning, and issue tracking systems
• Involved in recruitment, induction, and training of new staff
• Set performance expectations and manage the performance of the software development team 
• Spearhead various research and development initiatives to identify opportunities for new projects and improved processes
• Prepare and deliver various engineering-related presentations, both internally and externally
• Participate in the tendering process where technical feedback is required 
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers and consultants
• Ensure compliance with company policies, departmental procedures, and ISO 9001:2015.

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field
• Five (5) years’ of professional software development experience
• Knowledge of the Software Development lifecycle
• Experience in Java, C/C++, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Android
• Working experience with Angular, React, Spring, and Cuba frameworks
• Experience in Database development
• Knowledge of containerization in application development
• Ability to work with version control tools such as Git or SVN
• Expert knowledge in programming languages 
• Leadership and people management skills 
• Communication skills
• Excellent troubleshooting skills