Software Team Leader

Micro Nav; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise innovante basée à Bournemouth recherche un leader d'équipe logiciel pour rejoindre son équipe dynamique. Le candidat retenu fournira un leadership technique tout en gérant une petite équipe d'ingénieurs logiciels, devant assurer la livraison d'applications de haut qualité ainsi que le mentorat des membres de l'équipe. Vous aurez la responsabilité de résoudre des problèmes complexes et de promouvoir les meilleures pratiques au sein de l'équipe.

Qualifications

• Expérience en développement d'applications complexes avec C++, C#.
• Connaissances des meilleures pratiques de conception logicielle.
• Compréhension des méthodologies du cycle de vie du développement logiciel (SDLC).

Responsibilities

• Leader technique pour les activités de développement logiciel.
• Gestion de l'équipe et de la performance des ingénieurs.
• Conception et développement de logiciels selon les exigences définies.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Software Development

Problem Solving

Mentoring

Tools

Integrated Development Environments

Version Control

Windows Operating Systems

Job description

Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the Software Team Leader will be responsible for providing technical leadership for software development work and line management for a small team of software engineers as well as their own technical tasks. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and leadership skills, strong software development skills and a passion for the on-time delivery of high quality software solutions that meet all customer needs.

Purpose Of Job

• To provide technical leadership on software development work covering both customer projects and internally driven product development.
• To serve as a line manager for a small team of software engineers.
• To design and develop software and supporting documentation according to the requirements of both internal and external customers, using a team of software engineers to achieve this task where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader for software development activities, including:
• Support the planning of software development activities including work breakdown, estimation, proposal of technical approaches and solutions.
• Assignment of tasks to team members.
• Monitoring of tasks and reporting of progress, issues and risks to internal stakeholders including project and product managers.
• Ensuring that the work of the team is technically correct and meets the defined requirements.
• Serve as a line manager to a team of software engineers, including management of the performance and development of team members, inducting new team members through the probationary period and handling minor disciplinary matters.
• Serve as an exemplar on best practice for software design and implementation methods.
• Maintain an awareness of current and emerging techniques and technologies related to software development, flagging any that may be of benefit.
• Provide advice and guidance on the development of the software architecture for company products and the adoption of new technologies.
• Provide guidance on potential technical solutions and associated estimations of effort in support of bids and proposals.
• Undertake implementation of new product features to an agreed functional specification.
• Promptly analyse and resolve defects reported internally and by customers.
• Produce high quality code to time and to budget with minimal supervision and in accordance with applicable departmental procedures and standards.
• Perform effective reviews of functional requirements, software designs and code changes produced by others.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to the development process, development environment and tools used.
• Support recruitment of new engineering staff including review of CVs and participation in technical interviews.

Technical Requirements

• Experience of complex application development using C++, C# and/or equivalent high-level object-oriented languages. (essential)
• Exposure to development technologies such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, SQL. (optional)
• Experience of best practice software design techniques including object-oriented methods using UML or equivalent.
• Experience of use of scripting languages such as Python.
• Extensive knowledge of the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using OOD methodology.
• Exhibit an understanding and willingness to utilize formal structured software engineering processes.
• Competent in the use of one or more Integrated Development Environments.
• Knowledge and use of version control and version control software.
• Knowledge and use of the Windows family of operating systems.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior staff members.