Software Development Manager

Quidsi

(Jersey City, New Jersey)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Quidsi

E-commerce company & parent to Diapers.com, Soap.com, Wag.com and 7 other retail websites.

Responsibilities

- Guide development teams and be responsible for overall systems development life cycle
- Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed project plans and schedules
- Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team by defining, implementing and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for our product line
- Manage process and quality of service improvements, planning, project management of software deliverables within the team, and management of resources across teams
- Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology
- Possess architectural depth to steer teams toward highly performing systems
- Communicate effectively with your team and with stakeholders at all levels of the company
- Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management effort
- Build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of senior level engineers, developing and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members
- Delivery of quality applications on-time and on-budget

Guide development teams and be responsible for overall systems development life cycle
Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed project plans and schedules
Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team by defining, implementing and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for our product line
Manage process and quality of service improvements, planning, project management of software deliverables within the team, and management of resources across teams
Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology
Possess architectural depth to steer teams toward highly performing systems
Communicate effectively with your team and with stakeholders at all levels of the company
Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management effort
Build an effective development organization by driving the recruiting and hiring of senior level engineers, developing and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members
Delivery of quality applications on-time and on-budget

Ideal Candidate

BS in Computer Science or related discipline
5+ years of software development experience in Java or C++ and object oriented design
Minimum of 3 years leading, mentoring, and developing a team of technical talent
Results oriented person with a delivery focus and demonstrated ability of achieving stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions and manage complex initiatives from conception to launch
Experience building and operating highly available, highly scalable, high-volume systems
Working experience with UNIX/Linux and service oriented architectures
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating
Strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities