Manager/ Senior Manager Software Engineering - Application Lifecycle Experience

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

We're on the lookout for an experienced Engineering Leader to join our Application Lifecyle Experience team.

In this role you will be responsible for giving engineering leadership to a talented team of Software Engineers/ DevOps Engineers and Designers. You will also work closely with Product and Program Managers as well as QA Leaders ensuring all aspects of the Software development lifecycle is considered in the teams you are responsible for. You will be a high-capacity individual who is capable of quickly adjusting to changing priorities and situations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive engineering standards, and participate in sprint planning, estimating, and execution.
• Foster a learning culture ensuring teams are coached and guided on a day-to-day basis in relentlessly improving engineering practices and ways of working in the teams.
• Work with team members in setting achievable goals for personal growth and career development.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the organization.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery with a 'right first-time' approach.
• Contribute to recruitment efforts, perform appraisals and be involved in salary setting discussions.

Qualifications

• University degree, in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Coming from a Software Architect or Software Engineering Team Lead Background
• In-depth knowledge of Agile Development practices, DevOps and CI/CD.
• Familiar with React, Angular, Docker, Kubernetes and Kafka
• Expertise with code quality and security concepts and tools
• Experience in planning & forecasting skills.
• Experience working with development teams to deliver complex software using Agile methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for innovation & new ideas.
• Proactively taking initiative & responsibility.
• Previous Experience in leading globally distributed teams with people management responsibility will be an added advantage.

Additional Information

Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested, apply as soon as possible. 

As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.