Director, Software Development

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech organization is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead digital banking software teams. Responsibilities include driving innovation with Agile methodologies, managing multiple teams, and ensuring quality in software products. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development and 6+ years in leadership roles. Exceptional communication and management skills are crucial. This role offers a chance to impact millions of users across Canada.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in Software Development/Engineering field.
• 6+ years in a leadership position managing multiple teams.
• Knowledgeable about modern dev technologies such as AngularJS, APIs/Microservices framework.
• Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale IT implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams responsible for digital banking software used by millions.
• Drive the quality roadmap and implementation of standards.
• Build a world-class software development team to deliver complex software platforms.
• Mature and evolve Agile processes and mindset.

Skills

Technical leadership

People management

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Customer-centricity

Empathy

Collaboration

DevOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AngularJS

J2EE stack

AWS

Azure

OpenStack

CloudFoundry

Job description

Job Title: Director, Software Development

TEEMA is partnered with an industry-leading Fintech Company on a search for their next Director of Software Development. You will lead your teams, who are responsible for our digital banking software used by millions of Canadians both on the web and mobile.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate very strong technical leadership, people management, and customer-centricity skills, including solid communication and analytical skills with a thorough understanding of product development.
• Enable rapid innovation leveraging Agile methodologies and Scrum.
• Responsible for managing multiple software development teams / Agile Squads of up to 30 developers / QA/ QE.
• Drive the quality roadmap and implementation of standards, methods, metrics, and procedures, ensuring and evaluating the quality of our software products.
• Ensure the project/effort is adequately staffed, trained, and managed through ongoing personnel development, training, and cross-training opportunities.
• Design, develop and maintain operational rigor for continuous improvement of Products.
• Partner with Enterprise Architects to ensure Software design is robust, maintainable, and leverages the industry's best practices.
• Build a world-class software development team to consistently deliver complex software platforms and Digital/Payment projects of varying size and duration.
• Provide strategic technical roadmap on Digital platform vision and guide implementation.
• Continue to mature and evolve our Agile processes (such as Scrum or Kanban) and mindset.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors/Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in Software Development/Engineering field.
• 6+ years in a leadership position, managing multiple teams.
• A natural leader with a strong sense of empathy and collaboration.
• Knowledgeable about modern dev technologies such as AngularJS, APIs/Microservices framework, and solid experience with J2EE stack.
• Demonstrated expertise & leadership in DevOps and CI/CD.
• Demonstrated experience in leading large-scale IT implementations.
• Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, OpenStack, Azure, CloudFoundry).
• Active in the local developer community, both online and in-person.
• Experience in Payment domain knowledge and relevant experience will be an added advantage.

TEEMA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.