Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of a team of highly skilled software developers, testers and domain experts - ensuring great execution of Agile/SCRUM processes and repeatable, predictable, and high-quality delivery of software solutions.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, resource planning, and drive the successful growth of the team.
• Participate in and oversee the design and development of new software and/or extensive software revisions.
• Work with the product owner to define technical requirements and priorities then create user-stories, designs, and development tasks to be delegated to the team. Oversee successful conclusion to sprints and releases.
• Identify areas to collaborate on across the different domains in order to drive consistency, technology and process sharing, as well as code re-use.
• Represent the team in organisational development forums as well as customer requirements gathering and software validation and training sessions
• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to understand complex problems and resolve them efficiently, Use prior knowledge and experience to provide functional and technical support and leadership to colleagues
• Participate in training and orienting new software engineers as they join the team

Candidate Requirement:
Education & Experience levels:
Bachelors in Engineering/Computer Science or Master degree or equivalent with 14+ years of Experience Preferred Qualifications (nice to have)

• Experience with life science solutions that manage and use genomic or biomedical data. Understanding of PCR / CE concepts. technologies is a big plus.

Skills Knowledge & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience designing and building browser-based Java web-based applications using modern languages and frameworks.
• 3+ years experience leading a small development team in an Agile/SCRUM setting, with demonstrable skills in project/task estimation, delegation, and management.
• Very comfortable and experienced with designing object oriented software and services deployed in a client server setting.
• Data modelling, design and database programming using a variety of relational databases (Oracle, SQL) and noSQL
• Has experience, instincts, and enthusiasm around testing and testability
• Is authentic, transparent and leads by example, holding self and others accountable. Inspires, motivates and collaborates with others
• Anticipates needs and problems while creating solutions. Is willing to ask difficult questions and take risks. Greets challenge and change as opportunity
• Experience working with geographically distributed team
• A highly motivated fast learner who can self-start and \xe2\x80\x9cfigure out what needs figuring out\xe2\x80\x9d.