[ref. l02845522] Software Engineering Team Leader - Java

Job Description

About Us

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that's always working behind the scenes to help those people who make our lives safer and better.

Every day millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs.

Ideagen believe that by recruiting diverse and talented individuals, we create an inclusive community for all. We are committed to empowering all colleagues to maximize their potential and express their unique characteristics, experience, and knowledge to achieve their ambitions.

As a software engineering team leader, you are responsible for supervising and managing a software

development team to ensure smooth team operation and effective collaboration by creating an inspiring team

environment with an open communication culture.

You can manage your workload, attitude, and behavior to remain positive in challenging situations, with problem-solving aptitude in identifying technologies that can improve quality and process in an Agile development team.

You set clear team goals and contribute towards effort estimation within the team. You set a standard for others

to follow by actively participating in the growth of individuals and processes through hands-on involvement.

You are encouraged to actively push the boundaries of new technologies to ensure that we choose the most

appropriate solutions to deliver our software and to enable you to progress to meet your own potential, whilst

also giving junior members of the development team the support, they need to help them fulfil their personal

development goals.

• Lead and manage a software engineering team consisting of 5-8 software and test engineers
• Design new features within the designated Ideagen products using Java and open-source technologies.
• Work directly with the Software Engineering Manager, Software and Test Engineers, and other Team

• Work collaboratively with Product Managers, Technical Product Owners, Development Engineers, Test

• Collaborate with the UX & Design Team to create an optimal user experience.
• Work within the software development lifecycle to guarantee that products are released according to a

• Report on the progress of active projects and highlight any areas of risk against timelines that may affect

• Contribute to the Engineering Team's working practices and technology decisions.
• Contribute towards the definition and development of a Sprint backlog to achieve the goals set out by our

• Provide unit tests to support and validate for any development work undertaken.
• Create necessary documentation relating to work produced.
• Be an advocate of the Agile development practices of the function and work collaboratively with the

• Review and report team performance regularly. Understand the team's data and workflow and

• Review the performance of individual team members and provide timely and effective feedback for

• Lead with accountability, autonomy, and empowerment within your teams and manage the appropriate

• Mentor the more junior members of the team and contribute to their development as software engineers

• Minimum experience of 10+ years in Software Development and 7+ years in team leading.

Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, in English with different kinds of

• Adequate experience in managing change effectively.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and disagreements effectively.
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies/frameworks such as Scrum.
• Proven ability to deliver technical design within an enterprise application using Java.
• Web application front-end development familiarity with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Strong Database development experience in MS SQL Server (SQL Server, RDS).
• Knowledge in Search Technologies like Elasticsearch, OpenSearch.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies such as containers, microservices, and declarative APIs,

• Knowledge of Secure coding & OWASP.
• Knowledge in CI/CD tools is Preferred.
• Ability to advise on best practices (architecture, testing, web application security, implementation, team

dynamics, etc.)

Primary Technologies (Mandatory) Java, SQL.

Secondary Technologies (Optional) Vue.js, Search Technologies like

Elasticsearch, AWS Cloud Knowledge.

Behaviors

Ambitious - Drive, Planning & Execution

Adventurous - Flexibility, Resilience & Savvy thinking

Community - Collaboration & Communication