R&D Software Operating Manager - Eggplant Server

Keysight Technologies Singapore (Sales) Pte. Ltd....-; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies Singapore seeks an experienced R&D Software Operating Manager to lead the Eggplant Server team in Singapore. You will collaborate with Product Management to shape the scope, provide technical direction, and drive delivery across full-stack software initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, refine backlogs, and manage risk while championing agile practices and high-quality software delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• You should be self-motivated with a proven track record of leading complex software teams.
• Strong background in software engineering principles and architecture.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Eggplant Server team in Singapore and align with Product Management.
• Ensure backlog refinement, sprint planning, and realistic roadmaps.
• Mentor developers, conduct performance reviews, and hire where needed.
• Collaborate with leadership to surface dependencies and drive delivery.
• Act as Scrum Master and Agile coach for the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Full stack development

Agile / Scrum

Mentoring

AI in SDLC

Cloud platforms

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins / GitLab

Docker

Eggplant Test

Job description

Overview

is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more

Our culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions.We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Keysight Eggplant helpsbusinesses to test,monitorandanalyzetheir end-to-end customer experience across different interfaces, platforms, browsers, and devices — including mobile, IoT, and desktop — in agile, DevOps, and innovative application and data environments.Eggplant’s customers use Eggplant suites to assure the quality of their applications through UI test automation.The Eggplant Server teammaintainsEggplant’s server product, allowing customers to connect to remote systems,scheduleand runtestsat scale, andanalyzethe results.

Responsibilities

This is an opportunity to lead engineering teamina fun and challenging environment working on the latest generation of our application offerings. We are seeking R&D Software Operating Manager with strong full stack software development experience and team leadership experience who is passionate about creating world-class software. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supporting the Eggplant Server team in theSingaporeoffice. You will work directly with the Product Management team toagreethe scope of work undertaken, provide advice on the technical decisions and direction of the teams, and drive their delivery.

Responsibilitiesinclude:

• Ensuring that the team deliver amazing products that delight customers, efficiently, with high quality, and withan appropriate levelof predictabilityand transparency

• Motivating the team’s curiosity, design and delivery of product enhancements and new innovative solutions.
• Act as the team’s scrum master and agile coach.
• Through professional growth, mentoring, performance management, and/or hiring, build a team of high-performance developers, quality engineers, productownersand UX designers who embody your same passion for rapid incrementalism with sustained and repeated delivery.
• Work together with your leadership peers to surface dependencies and coordinatework to maximize the overall success of the Eggplant Server organization.
• With the agile mindset as your guide,instila sense of true product ownership in your team.
• Work with your Product Owner to underpin a challenging, yet realistic, product roadmap for your team. Then, earn the trust of your stakeholders by consistently delivering.
• Build the brand of your team through complete transparency and effective communication, both vertically and horizontally throughout the organization.

Toaccomplishthe Responsibilities laid out above theR&D Software Operating Manager is expected to perform the following duties:

• Working with the ProductOwnerto ensure the Backlogs are appropriately refinedin order tocreate Product Roadmaps that are achievable, will delight customers and will meet Eggplant’s strategic objectives

• Provide level of effort estimatesforfeature requests and technical debt improvementswith support from the Technical Leads

• Work with the ProductOwnerto ensure theteambacklogsarerefinedappropriately

• Ensure sprint plans are adjusted appropriately in response to urgent, customer affecting issuesprioritisedby the ProductOnwner

• Ensure teams' velocity is tracked to aid planning

• Assess risk ofrelease/deployment and discuss with ProductOwner

• Host team daily standup meetingand sprint retrospective meetings

Qualifications

You should be self-motivated and have a proven track recordofleading teamsdevelopingcomplex software with a strong background in software engineering principles. A proactive and energetic person with a desire to contribute collaboratively to the development of the team and the company. Excellent interpersonal,verbaland written communication skills.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master or University Degree or equivalent plus directly relevant experience as a manager,supervisorand/or individual contributor

• Five years of experience managing a team

Specific requirements include:

• A deep understanding of Software Engineering gained through relevant experience

• Excellent knowledge of OOP,microservices,design patterns and coding best practices

• Experienced with integrating AI into the software development lifecycle.

• Excellent design and problem-solving skills

• Experience in software architecture

• Solid knowledge of Agile, Lean and XP development practices

• Experience of mentoring and coaching

• Experience in Eggplant Test software is an added advantage

Bonus Skills:

• Experience working in product teams that buildcommercialof the shelf (COTS) software for the enterprise market.

• Experience using Jenkins or Gitlab for build pipelines

• Docker container development

• Experience of continuous delivery

• Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure or Google Cloud Platform)

Other qualities include:

• A passionate advocate of internet technology

• Passion for good application architecture

• Sociable, collaborative, proactive,pragmaticand enthusiastic