VP Software Engineering

Company: ExecuNet
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 13, 2021

Job Description:

Position SummaryWorking independently, the VP of Software Engineering oversees software engineering talent across multiple product teams. The individual will be well versed in digital-native cloud technologies and have experience with the technologies listed below. The principle responsibilities for this position will be focused on setting up the technologists for success. This will include working cross functionally to ensure the development patterns are well defined and understood by the teams.The VP of Software Engineering will recruit and coach engineers to ensure they can successfully deliver technology solutions including standards, pre-production environments, and development tools. In addition, this position partners with other Agile team leaders to share learning, mitigate technical dependencies, plan for capacity needs and establish practice consistency between agile teams. Activities will also include daily oversight of development quality, partnering with solution architecture to establish patterns that progress the teams towards scalable platforms.Responsibilities* Recruit, coach and manage software engineering roles across product teams* Ensuring a high level of performance as it relates to all aspects of software engineering (continuous integration, code quality, test driven development, adherence to target architecture, etc.)* Ensure all team members have the environment, permissions and tools necessary to execute with velocity* Monitor and manage team velocity and throughput to maximize future resources; evaluate performance breakdowns when they occur and take immediate action to improve team performance* Design and implement n-tiered applications* Collaborate with other Development teams, Architecture and Support teams to design, and maintain the various platforms and their integration with other systems* Assess opportunities for application and process improvements and prepare documentation outlining platform road map* Maintain, troubleshoot, optimize and enhance existing systems* Work collaboratively with QA, DevOPS teams to adopt CI/CD tool chain and develop automation* Communicate with technical and non-technical groups on a regular basis as part of product/project support* Design and develop core services and components with expertise in service-oriented architecture* Design patterns and coding best practices* Manage technical leads that work with Product Owners and Product Managers to translate business problem statements into technical solutions, then help to plan Sprints that deliver quality results* Assist in technical assessment of risks and issues, and document recommendations* Coordinate solution design with leaders from Architecture, Data, Infrastructure, and Business to optimize speed to market and achieve prioritized business outcomes.* Once production build commences, coach the team in developing appropriate technical documentation in accordance with SDLC guidelines* Communicate with technical and non-technical groups on a regular basis as part of product support* Stay informed of current and future technological trends and developmentsQualifications* 4+ Years of demonstrated development team leadership* 8+ Years experience within a combination of .NET, Angular and JavaScript, SQL Server, AWS (container and sever-less), Git, Visual Studio and/or front end technologies including CSS, Semantic HTML and Responsive Design.* Excellent knowledge of OOP concepts, data modeling design patterns/frameworks* Excellent analytical and problem solving skills* Knowledge in designing, refactoring, and unit testing* Experience with Agile development process* Excellent Communication and Coaching skills with demonstrated capacity to build consensus and empower developers to achieve independently.* Preferred hands-on experience with MuleSoft, and/or other API Management tools* Proficient ability to communicate effectively with others using written and spoken English including the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback to team members* Proficient project planning skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize and control job responsibilities in order to meet deadlines in an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting prioritiesCritical CompetenciesCritical Thinking: Formulating workable solutions to complex challenges; logically deliberating on courses of action by examining and challenging assumptions, discerning hidden value, objectively evaluating evidence, and assessing conclusions.Emotional Intelligence: Leveraging high levels of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management, capacity to manage behavior, navigate social complexities and make personal decisions to achieve positive results.Innovation: Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different/novel ways to deal with work problems/opportunities.Managing Complexity: Understanding and managing the complexity associated with integrating digital touch points into the advisor and client journeys.Operational Excellence: Driving efficiency (both TTM and ROI) into product development efforts through strong communication with IT and strong demand management.

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