Software Development Manager

Role & responsibilities :

• Managing multiple software development teams, each with 5-10 developers.
• Define roles, set goals and create project teams to deliver production worthy software
• Performance management to ensure high levels of productivity and creativity
• Balance cost, retention and productivity
• Manage and coach teams leads and project managers
• Guide, mentor, coach and support developers in development and problem solving
• Responsible for software development lifecycle including planning, execution, tracking,
• managing risks and achievement of the time, quality and cost targets through working with team leads.
• Comprehend the software requirements from a product perspective, drive the design of the
• software in accordance with the requirements of the overall system.
• Lead the development of key components of the software and productize them, while adapting
• effective processes for the software development
• Develop plans for software development for meeting the business requirements and track them on a regular basis.
• Manage, mentor and develop team members to ensure they perform at their potential while
• ensuring quality and timeliness in their deliverables
• Manage cost, retention and productivity in software development
• Working closely with sales & marketing, field applications, product design manufacturing teams
• to deliver software with respect to company's business goals

Preferred candidate profile :

• 15 to 25 years of experience in developing software for end products
• Experience in managing teams developing high-performance, high-technology software in a
• product development company
• Hands-on exposure to one or more technologies including LabView, Python, C/C++ and Embedded Systems
• Hands-on experience with multithreaded and object-oriented embedded software
• Desirable to have experience in solving algorithmic/signal processing/computer vision problems in software
• Experience in managing software teams with 15+ people
• Experience in managing software engineers and team leads providing inspiration, leadership and support through coaching, mentoring, training, structuring the project teams, job rotation,
• conflict management, career management and performance appraisal
• Ability in recruiting and building performance-oriented software development teams, managing retention, cost and productivity
• Experience in maintaining software and with full software development lifecycle.
• Proven ability in interfacing with disciplines other than software
• Must be strong team player with ability to work in a matrix organization structure
• Exposure to working in a startup/MSME environment will be highly desirable