Manager Software Development

On behalf of one of the most innovative, international data solutions providers we are looking for a Manager Software Development who will increase the predictability of the releases of a software development team of 50+ highly motivated people.

Over the past years our client built a real-time platform that is able to process over 110 million records, 500 million images and (machine) translates over one billion words per day. They achieved this by re-building their platform based on MS in open-source tooling, using the most cutting-edge solutions out there.

MANAGER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT – THE PROFILE

As a successful Manager Software Development, you have proven to be a true people manager by giving strong technical direction and structure to development teams of highly skilled techies.

Due to the launch of a greenfield platform and the pressure that comes with it, you will be guiding several Agile/SCRUM teams to success by meeting the deliverables in time, in scope and on budget.

You will:

Motivate and lead the team toward the achievement of key goals and objectives adhering to established timelines
Add structure to the complete development process and how this is embedded in the organization
Formalize and standardize processes within development and across departments
Keep key stakeholders (MD, other department managers, senior management) informed on the status on projects (progress, risks, etc.)
Support and facilitate the team leads and their team members to grow in their personal development and their skillsets
Evaluate on a monthly basis how the development team functions, this includes processes, KPI’s/reviews and personal development
Organize and keep an overview of all development projects in Jira and create reports/dashboards for stakeholders
Act as mentor/coach for the team leads
Responsible (together with key stakeholders and HR) for the hiring and performance management of team members.

Your profile:

Proven experience as a Leader of software development teams
Previous experience working in high-performance, large scale data computing systems
Very strong, up-to-date technical knowledge of modern development languages such as Java and C#. You are still able to conduct code reviews if and when required
Having worked in company that creates products is a distinctive plus
Preferably having worked with a software vendor
Strong stakeholder management skills

WHAT’s THE OFFER?

You will be working in a true tech company that invests a lot in its people but also in the tools the employees need and want to do their job. This in a nice environment in the region of The Hague that is easily accessible by car and public transport.

A salary in the range of € 85.000, = per year with excellent secondary benefits.

Questions?

For questions, you can contact Martijn Brinkhorst on +31 (0) 6 13 65 33 54 or mbrinkhorst@percasearch.nl