Software Engineering Manager

Fadata

Madrid, Spain

Role Summary

As a Software Engineering Manager, you are an organizational leader whose main mission is the well-being of our people. You are an experienced leader with a technology background and business coaching abilities that brings the right balance in the dynamic professional life of our experts.

You have a Java technical background that allows you to speak the “same” engineering language as our experts.

You are a proactive, structured and data driven person who also sets the tone by driving different organizational initiatives that support the company mission. Your crisis management abilities are up to a high standard.

You will be working in a tight cooperation with our Product owners, Scrum masters and Architects so that you can maximize the potential of our talents pool.

You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Your stakeholder’s management abilities are at an exceptional level. You can demonstrate previous leadership experience in the IT and ideally Insurance industries.

Your responsibilities

Team leadership & development

Lead and mentor all developers directly reporting to you, ensuring they are equipped to meet product team objectives;
Foster collaborative environment with focus on continuous learning and professional development;
Serve as a ‘go to’ person for any issues throughout the work cycle;
Conduct performance evaluations once a year and provide constructive feedback;
Identify any knowledge gaps and strive to provide development and training options.

Technical leadership & strategy

Help define and drive the technical vision for the Tribe, ensuring all members are aligned with the company’s overall objectives;
Research, evaluate and promote the adoption of industry best practices, development standards, and tools;
Actively participate in code reviews of complex changes and architectural decisions;
Advocate for CI/CD good practices established by the DevOps/Platform Engineering teams;
Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices, sharing knowledge within the team and organization.

Collaboration & cross-organization coordination

Works closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, QA Director, Release manager to align priorities, clarify requirements and ensure the right people are assigned for each activity;
Engage on complex escalations with Project teams & SRE, and work closely as a technical consultant on more complex issues and investigations.

Hands-on technical oversight

Engage directly with codebase, providing mentorship throughout complex development on coding, debugging and optimizing performance;
Champion and lead the adoption of Java best practices;
Drive innovation and improve efficiency throughout the development process through innovation, AI adoption and optimized tooling.

What you bring to the table

6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a good proficiency in Java and related frameworks (ex. Spring Boot);
Solid understanding of cloud technologies (ex. AWS, Azure, Kubernetes) and experience with microservices architecture;
Proven experience in leading and managing technical teams in an Agile or Scrum environment, with a focus on fostering a positive and productive team culture;
Strong decision-making skills, assertive when needed, with the ability to balance between technical requirements and business needs;
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to a variety of audiences (technical, non-technical teams, external partners – ex. Pen testers, auditors, etc.);
Strong command in English.

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