Software Engineering Manager for SaaS Product Company

Our client is a young, dynamic and very successful SaaS tech company based in Dublin and are now seeking to recruit a Software Engineering Manager with responsibility for managing the product development life cycle of a portfolio of software products, including Web applications, Cloud based infrastructure and desktop based libraries.

They provide SaaS based anti-piracy, license compliance and software monetization technology for the world’s leading software companies, helping them to make informed business decisions, correct licensing problems, and protect customers from unfair competition.

Position Summary:

As Software Engineering Manager, you will guide multiple engineering teams to evolve existing product capabilities and developing new products for the company.

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Software Engineering Manager. Experience managing the development of both cloud based SaaS solutions and Enterprise software products is highly desirable. A broad experience with a wide variety of technologies is also desirable.

Job Profile:

• Responsibility for managing the entire software development life-cycle (SDLC) from prototyping to productisation.
• Technical project management: Co-ordinate the development activities of multiple teams working on separate products and system components.
• Work closely with both product management and the development teams to deliver the product backlog using Agile methodologies.
• Recruit and retain top-tier engineers.
• Manage the performance of direct reports according to corporate policies and procedures.
• Plan and support career development of engineering team members.
• Nurture an atmosphere of continuous improvement by serving as a coach, mentor, and technical advisor.
• Encourage and promote the development of innovative solutions.
• The role may require occasional business travel.
• Key Technologies used: AWS, Python, Kafka, Oracle, No SQL (Elastic Search, Redis), JSON / REST API, Oracle APEX, JavaScript, C.

Experience / Skills:

• BSc in Computer Science or other equivalent technical/engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Software Engineering Manager – managing multiple development teams.
• Broad technical knowledge of a wide variety of software development technologies.
• Experience leading multiple distributed development teams.
• Experience managing AWS Cloud based solution development.
• Experience managing enterprise software product development also desirable.
• Experience managing Agile development projects.
• Knowledge of building secure cloud based and enterprise software solutions.
• Knowledge of working within an Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) process based development environment, e.g. ISO27000.
• Excellent organization, time management, and project leadership skills.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Candidate profile:

• You must possess a blend of business and technical savvy skills; a big-picture vision, and the drive and know how to make that vision a reality.
• You must be able to communicate and collaborate effectively to accomplish your objectives in a geographically dispersed working environment.
• You will manage multiple engineering teams, both local and remote, to define and develop new and existing products.
• You must be a highly motivated self-starter, versatile team player and a leader who can drive objectives to completion across an organization.
• You must demonstrate a commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills.

A competitive salary, bonus and benefits package will be offered for this role.

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