Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Perforce QAC

Delphix; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Bracknell seeks a seasoned Engineering Team Lead to oversee full stack development and maintain high standards in software quality. Applicants should have extensive experience in C/C++ development, team management, and agile methodologies. The role entails driving technical direction, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring product excellence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 12-18 years of relevant experience in software development.
• 5+ years in a management position with complex products.
• Experience in regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead full stack development and automation team.
• Drive Agile methodology within the team.
• Work closely with stakeholders on the product roadmap.

Skills

C/C++ development

Agile methodologies

Team leadership

Software development

Static code analysis

Education

Graduate in computer science or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Tomcat

Node

React

Job description

Perforce is a community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe work should be both challenging and fun. We are proud to inspire creativity, foster belonging, support collaboration, and encourage wellness. At Perforce, you’ll work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in business.

With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.

Position Summary: We are looking for an individual who enjoys problem solving and technically driving and leading engineering teams. Our mission is to make sure that our customer’s source code is bug and vulnerability free. Some of the top tech companies in automotive, space, aeronautics, telecom, medical devices and more rely on us to prevent showstopper bugs and vulnerabilities from being shipped. You’ll be helping create, update and maintain the many tools needed to fit source code analysis into our customer’s varying development workflows: IDE plugins, Web Portal, Web-API, command line tools and more, primarily using Java.

With its depth and accuracy of analysis, Perforce QAC has been the preferred static code analyzer in tightly regulated and safety-critical industries that need to meet rigorous compliance requirements. Often, this involves verifying compliance with coding standards — such as MISRA and AUTOSAR — and functional safety standards, such as ISO 26262. Trust Perforce QAC as the best static code analyzer for C and C++.

Requirements:

• Graduate in computer science, or equivalent experience with demonstrated proficiency
• 12-18 years of relevant experience in software development, preferably in large scale enterprises and solid development experience with enterprise grade products
• 5+ years of experience in management position preferably with technically complex products
• Strong hands-on development experience with C/C++ - mandatory
• Experience with/Knowledge of coding standards such as MISRA, CERT C/C++, CWE and experience with developing software in highly regulated industries like Automotive, Silicon design, healthcare, Aviation, Military is an added plus.
• Experience working with web containers (e.g., Tomcat, Node, React) and database access layers (e.g., SQL) is good-to-have
• Development experience in both Windows and Linux environments
• Knowledge and experience with compilers or static code analysis is an asset
• Prior knowledge of handling testing team members is a good plus
• Working experience with compiler level code is a good plus
• Eye for innovation and able to constructively use GenAI to improve use cases and also internal team efficiencies

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team covering full stack development, QA and automation with more than 10 team members
• E2E responsibility for development and enhancement for a market leading static code analysis tool
• Drive the group to work efficiently and consistently following an Agile methodology (Sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospective meetings, etc.) and continuously improve all aspects of the development cycle
• Identify technical debt and challenges and drive the team to reduce them
• Design solutions, evaluate architecture options, set technical direction and quality standards, guide implementation
• Work closely with key business and product stakeholders on building the technical and product roadmap
• Work closely with key business stakeholders to ensure customer expectations are met
• Work with global teams and stakeholders

Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.

If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!

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