Manager, Software Development

Overview

Are you looking for an employer where your experience as a Team Manager and in Software Development will be put to good use? Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge that will fulfill your sense of accomplishment?

Dare to take the leap and come take up the challenge within our growing company. Come be at the center of it all in contributing to our standing reputation for extraordinary user experience!

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director, Development, the Manager, Software Development manages a team of software developers in one or more aspects of the process: architecture, design, programming, testing, project management or integration.

He/she ensures the proper management of the activities of his/her team members in agile mode, their versatility, and the achievement of the group's objectives. In addition, he/she actively participates in the decision-making process of the development department's vice-presidency through his/her collaboration and exchanges with his/her director and colleagues.

Responsibilities

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

People management:

• Assess staffing needs, hire to replace or reassign individuals as needed with the goal of creating effective teams;


• Participate in setting and achieving goals;


• Manage team performance and implement performance improvement plans for low performers;


• Provide ongoing, timely feedback to team members;


• Resolve interpersonal issues, assist in conflict resolution;


• Assist employees in their professional development, act as a coach/mentor to continuously improve performance and satisfaction of team members;


• Guide employees on a daily basis;


• Create an agile, mutually respectful environment where individuals are confident, secure and able to innovate;


• Remove blockers to individual and team performance;


• Provide ongoing and timely communication regarding departmental issues;


• Establish quick and effective onboarding plans for new employees.

Project and Process Management :

• Develop goals and plans for the team and report progress;


• Provide estimates for planned work;


• Well versed in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology in an Agile, Scrum/Kanban environment;


• Ensure all QA team members understand and execute their responsibilities;


• Guide employees in the creation of specific deliverables (e.g. functional specifications, UI designs, design notes, code reviews, etc...).

Technical Leadership :

• Develop a broad understanding of LGI products with an emphasis on products that interact with products for which primary responsibility rests;


• Help shape the product vision and roadmap;


• Work with product managers to understand product requirements;


• Lead technical teams in their efforts to develop requirements based specifications and designs;


• Collaborate with technical support to evaluate customer issues and determine the best course of action;


• Work as a member of the broader management team to improve department processes and performance;


• Foster productive inter-departmental relationships;


• Maintain current knowledge of appropriate technologies.


• Knowledge of the following technologies are assets:
  
  
  
  • Object oriented languages.
  
  
  • Design pattern
  
  
  • C#, .net core, JavaScript, HTML 5, Vue.js. React, Angular...
  
  
  • Database and Microsoft BI solution
  
  
  • BI chain
  
  
  • GIT, TFS, JIRA, Confluence
  
  

Team building:

• Coach team members and help them grow professionally and personally;


• Guide the team on design and implementation techniques;


• Increase the team's productivity and ability to develop through scheduled training and mentoring;


• Help the team break down complex problems into a simpler set of problems and help evaluate design alternatives;


• Maintain high team morale through mentoring, task rotations, workload balance;


• Contribute to and enhance teamwork with other departments;


• Improve team visibility into company goals, market and product directions;


• Communicate product vision and rationale for priority changes.

Qualifications

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent.


• 5 to 7 years experience in software engineering;


• 3 years experience in team management;


• Working knowledge of software engineering methodology and practice (an asset);


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite;


• Proficiency in common software development tools;


• Results orientation;


• Customer orientation;


• Ability to deal with ambiguity;


• Excellent people management skills;


• Excellent oral and written communication skills;


• This position must be bilingual as the candidate will be responsible for working with documentation in both French and English and communicating, orally and in writing, with both French-speaking and English-speaking partners/clients/suppliers/colleagues.

IN RETURN, LOGIBEC OFFERS YOU:

• Group insurance as of your first day;


• Group RRSP with employer contribution;


• Continuous training;


• Flexible hours;


• Possibility of teleworking even after the pandemic;


• Possibility for career development and advancement;


• Projects integrating the agile mentality;


• An expertise of over 450 employees across Canada.

If this position sounds like it would be a good fit for you, we want to work with you!

Apply now!