Software Engineering Manager - Partner Chains

at  IO Global

SUMMARY

As a Software Engineer Manager at IOG you are responsible to lead a software engineering team to shipping quality software in a predictable manner. You define the tasks and milestones with the delivery team ensuring we can deliver on a predictable schedule. You work closely with the product team to ensure we have a roadmap that is supported by engineering. You develop your team’s skills to ensure we are prepared for difficult engineering challenges.. You manage the contributions of a fully remote team of engineers ensuring our productivity.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Computer Science is desirable but not essential
• 10+ years of experience in software development
• Experience with software engineering practices including release management, test automation, and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of Rust and Blockchain technologies
• 3+ years as a team leader or manager
• Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming paradigms
• Experience with Agile software development

• Leads the team to execute consistent processes for the engineering teams following appropriate coding standards..
• Ensure the distributed team is productive and actively contributing.
• Work with Product leadership to build a technical strategy for the product and prioritize it accordingly on the product road map.
• Collaborate with the other squad members such as QA or SRE to achieve the best collaborative outcomes.
• Perform technical exploration, experimentation and evaluation around our current technology choices to deliver guidance and technology consolidation.
• Work with the delivery team to establish quarterly PI objectives that are realistic and customer centric.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by following best practices such as code reviews.
• Think holistically about the whole system/project helping to ensure we build a coherent system with a great experience for developers and other users..
• Provides detailed guidance on the work to be done, assists with task assignments and delivers reviews and feedback on the work.
• May carry individual developer responsibilities contributing code when required.
• Builds credibility and trust with internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for the health, happiness, and productivity of the team including professional development.
• Measures contribution of individuals and addresses underperformance.
• Guide and mentor less experienced team members.