Software manager Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day activities of the software development team providing coaching, leadership, guidance and performance management as require
• Be responsible for building a high-performing engineering organization, establishing modern software engineering standards, improving delivery practices, and developing people
• Provide strategic thought leadership, build technology roadmaps, address and remove obstacles for the team, prioritize resource allocation to projects and sustains production support Establish
• Establish and maintain open and appropriate communication with application staff and management
• Document development deliverables, schedules and other necessary information providing progress reports as required
• Liaise with all relevant organizational departments in order to plan and execute projects providing assurance project scopes are accurately and adequately defined in relation to software development
• Perform maintenance of programming for existing versions of the organization's software offerings
• Ensure the functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules and system architecture for each system
• Actively participate in team meetings and offer recommendations /ideas on design projects
• Actively participate in discussion on architecture and design decisions with architects and translate them into implementation details
• Design, code, and test major features in collaboration with Team Members, Design Engineers, Documentation Specialists, Application architects, and other members of the development and technical team to deliver complex changes
• Recruit qualified staff and conduct performance evaluations
• Bring leading edge software development methodologies, tools and technologies to software development practice
• Lead developers in addressing and resolving functional and non-functional requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Key Qualifications

• Education (minimum required): Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline
• Experience (minimum required): 5+ years of experience managing application teams
• 10+ years' experience in an object-oriented development and enterprise environment (Java preferred) along with a focus on application security
• Experience in web application development and good security practices
• Experience with API design and development
• Knowledge and experience with 1) cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure; 2) relational/non-relational databases; and big data 3) DevOps and CI/CD
• Demonstrated time management, project management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to various parties including non-technical members of the organization
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both verbal and written
• Demonstrated collaborative work style with the ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization
• Ability to follow through and complete overlapping projects while adhering to strict deadlines
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts
• Excellent teamwork and team building skills with a proven ability to delegate

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Salary Range:

$89,000.00 - $132,000.00

The actual base salary for this position will depend on several factors, including job-related skills, experience, and education. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may participate in a discretionary variable incentive plan, results are subject to both individual and company performance.

Please note that this posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy; however, there may be instances where more than one vacancy is available for the same role.