Job description
Software Development Manager / Technical Lead
C#, .Net, Web, MVC, HTML5, JavaScript, SQL Server, NUnit
Approx. £65,000 + 10% bonus and comprehensive benefits
Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire
An exciting new opportunity for a talented and confident Software Development Manager / Technical Lead with both line management, strategic and technical (design & architecture) expertise.
Our client is a market leading digital retailer with annual t/o of circa £500m, c1000 employees and a global product appeal. They drive an adventurous & innovative business practice offering a competitive salary & benefits package with a positive and diverse working culture.
This role suits ambitious and driven candidates who are looking to make a significant contribution to a talented team within a successful company.
Scope:
Lead design and development of future platform needs, achieving business goals through simplified scalable architecture (think microservices)
- Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of relevant technologies and processes within the fulfillment product domain
- Provide coaching, mentoring and guidance to direct reports
- Lead development resource across multiple locations. Team size 10+
- Provide consultancy to wider teams when required
- Identify opportunities for improvement across the development life cycle
Experience:
- A track record of leading successful development teams in fast paced consumer lead environments
- Ability to influence others through collaboration in a matrix environment
- Wide ranging knowledge of development and delivery lifecycles including detailed knowledge of scrum, Kanban, waterfall methodologies with an appreciation of when to apply a particular method
- Strong understanding and experience of following best practice for code design (design patterns, SOLID principles)
- Supporting and guiding more junior members, in areas such as code reviews, pair programming and knowledge sharing (class room, Wiki etc)
- Strong communication skills not just with peers and other members of development team but right across project teams (PM's, BA's) and wider business functions (stakeholders, users)
- Delivery of sound documentation
Technical:
Extensive experience of developing on relevant technologies, listed below:
- Development frameworks: Microsoft .Net 4.x code base platforms using C#
- Web Technologies: Microsoft MVC 3+, HTML5 and CSS, JavaScript and frameworks
- API-led connectivity and orchestration services including microservices and experience of Enterprise API platform (Mulesoft or equivalent)
- Distributed messaging: pub/sub frameworks - MSMQ, nServiceBus (or equivalent)
- Database: Microsoft SQL Server, No SQL DB's (Raven), ORM's
- Testing Frameworks: NUnit, Moq, MSpec (or equivalent)
- Build & Deploy: Teamcity, Octopus Deploy (or equivalent)
If you meet the criteria and wish to apply, please send your CV to StevenWright@SpectrumIT.co.uk or call 02380 765803 for more details.
