Job Description

Role Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Team Lead with strong expertise in Claris/FileMaker, excellent technical leadership, and solid understanding of Agile delivery. The ideal candidate will guide a development team, ensure high-quality solution delivery, drive automation through CI/CD, and leverage AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making. This role blends people leadership with deep technical execution.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
Lead a team of developers working on Clavis/FileMaker-based applications.
Provide architectural guidance, conduct code reviews, and ensure adherence to best practices.
Drive continuous improvement in coding standards, performance, and maintainability.
Support technical troubleshooting and mentor team members.
Agile Process & Team Management
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and reviews.
Help the team break down work into meaningful stories and maintain a healthy sprint flow.
Work closely with Product Owners to refine requirements and estimate workloads.
Clavis / FileMaker Expertise
Design, develop, and optimize Claris/FileMaker solutions.
Troubleshoot FileMaker scripts, data models, layouts, integrations, and performance issues.
Guide the team in modernizing legacy FileMaker components.
AI Awareness & Productivity Enhancement
Use AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, Jira Assist) to accelerate documentation, story writing, and impact analysis.
Encourage the team to use AI responsibly for code suggestions, test generation, and debugging.
Identify opportunities to integrate AI-driven automations or features into the product.
CI/CD, Deployment & DevOps Collaboration
Ensure smooth deployment pipelines with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps / Jenkins).
Work with DevOps teams to enhance build reliability, automate testing, and reduce deployment issues.
Enforce version control best practices, branching strategy, and release readiness checks.
Required Skills & Competencies
Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience with Claris/FileMaker design, scripting, workflows, and integrations.
Understanding of relational databases, data modeling, and optimization.
Experience with CI/CD tools, version control (Git), and automated deployments.
Good understanding of API integrations, web services, and connector tools.
Leadership & Agile Skills
Experience leading teams (3-8 members) with clear accountability.
Strong communication, mentoring, and conflict-resolution skills.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
AI Skills
Familiarity with AI productivity tools (M365 Copilot, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot).
Understanding how AI can support coding, testing, documentation, and estimations.
Awareness of responsible AI usage (privacy, guardrails, accuracy checks).
Education
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related software engineering experience
Benefits:
Ability to learn leading technical / industry standards and technologies
Hybrid working arrangements (2 or 3 days in the office)
Annual performance-related bonus
6x Flexi anydays: knock 2.5 hours any off your day
Engaging, fun & inclusive culture: check out the MRI Software APAC Insta feed and stories!
About the business:
MRI Software is a global Proptech leader delivering innovative applications and hosted solutions that free real estate companies to elevate their business.
Our flexible technology platform, along with an open and connected ecosystem, allows us to meet the unique needs of real estate businesses, from property-level management and accounting, to investment modeling and analytics for the global commercial and residential markets. With nearly five decades of expertise and insight, we have grown to include offices in across the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and India, with over 4000+ team members to support our clients and their unique needs!
MRI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
About Us
From the day we opened our doors, MRI Software has built flexible, game-changing real estate software that powers thriving communities and helps make the world a better place to live, work and play. Fulfilling that mission is only possible because of one thing: exceptional people. People like you!
Our people-first approach to PropTech is defining a new industry standard for client experiences that, quite frankly, can't be duplicated. Experiences that deliver real value every day. And we know those experiences begin with our people.
We believe MRI is more than just a workplace; it's a connected community of people who truly feel they belong. Whether we're investing in employee resource groups or providing tailored resources for each person to reach their full potential, we're passionate about creating a work environment that makes you excited to show up every single day.
At MRI, one of our core values is to strive to amaze. From the intelligent solutions we create to the culture we cultivate, that's our goal every day. Because that's what industry leaders do. Whether you're joining as a new Pride member or rejoining us after a short time away, your talent is vital to us, our partners and our clients.
Amazing growth requires amazing employees. Are you up to the challenge?
We know confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply. We'd love to hear from you!
MRI is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome and celebrate diversity across all backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military, veteran status and more.
We believe that Belonging is a direct result of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Those values are woven into the fabric of who we are and are foundational to our continued success. Come and see for yourself!

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