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December 08, 2021
We are looking for a Software Development Manager to oversee our development teams and practices. An ideal candidate has a qualification in software engineering or computer science, as well as several years of experience in the field. We prefer candidates who have spent some of this time in a leadership position. In this role, you will oversee each aspect of the development process, and act as the liaison between your team and upper management. You will participate in management team meetings relating to product and project development. You should be familiar with modern software project management practices and tools. The company management team communicates in English.
Summary
• Contract Type: Permanent full-time, location: HCMC
• Supervise and delegate duties to the development teams
• Establish development practices, standards and policies for the team and ensure compliance
• Report project progress and propose project updates to upper management
• Create a budget and timeline for the development projects
• Develop a testing practise
• Participate actively in the HR development of the development team
About Us
We are FromLabs, and there is a good chance you have not heard of us yet. Our software products power engagement of people in events, organizations, and restaurants. Our clients are mainly in Indonesia, Singapore, Germany and USA with more countries to come online. Our development team is in HCMC with a couple of developers working remotely. The development team size is around 20 strong at the moment.
Job Description
The job will enable the successful candidate to:
• Lead and contribute toward the development of high-quality software design and architecture – ensure we architect and design our products using the most modern SaaS architectures, that can also interoperate with within the local environment of our clients
• Manage the Development team and work closely with the product management on market and clients on requirements
• Manage a diverse team of mobile, front end and back-end developers
• Develop a testing practice, CI/CD and Dev Ops practices and architecture, automate subscriptions deployment
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the whole software development lifecycle
• Be passionate about building and shipping great products that delight our customers and their members
• Manage all general HR matters in relation to the Development team with the support of the Head of Product & Technology as required
• Attend and contribute to management meetings
• Report on software development KPI’s in a timely manner providing commentary on performance
• Ensure the team has appropriately skilled people resource to meet current and future needs
• Responsible for managing and motivating the team, enabling them to reach their potential within the business
Essential General Skills
• Relevant Experience as a Software Development Manager
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Strong prioritisation, time management and organisational skills
• Strong communication and people skills
• Proactive with initiatives
• Demonstrates self-motivation and drive
• High attention to detail
• Customer Focused
• Displays integrity and professionalism
• Well organised with the ability to manage multiple deliverables
• Ability to work autonomously
• Confident in communicating in English
Essential Technical Skills
• System architecture: Web application & Software architecture, Microservice architecture, Scaleable/stateless design
• Software development:
o Java: RestfulAPI, SpringBoot
o Javascript: NextJS, NodeJS, ReactPrime, ReactNative, WebSocket
o Java & C++: Mobile development
• Quality control:
o Automation test: Selenium, BrowserStack, Jmeter
o Frontend/backend testing
o Security/accessibility testing
• DevOps: Source control, CI/CD
• Project management: Jira, MS Teams
Remuneration
Competitive salary depending on your level of experience
Employee Stock Option Plan/ 13-month salary
Extra healthcare insurance
Company outing and team building
15-days annual leave days
Data 4G allowances
Learning & Development
Full time, working hours from 8:30 – 12:00 & 13:30 – 18:00 Monday to Friday weekly
