Software Development Manager

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Our technical managers at IBM are the foundation of our strategic initiatives to lead skilled development teams to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will lead and motivate developers in using the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Responsibilities
As a Technical Development Manager on the Watson Orchestrate team, you will be leading and motivating a full-stack team in a fast-paced environment developing the next generation of AI-infused platform features using the latest Saas and microservices architecture. Working in an agile environment, you drive multi-disciplinary squads within the large global development product group. Your work will involve close collaboration with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Designers and Offering Managers across our global organization.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  5+ years of software development leadership experience in software development with distributed systems.
·  2+ years people management experience leading a department of 10 or more developers.
·  2+ years experience working with Kubernetes/OpenStack or related cloud-native technologies
·  Experience working with CI/CD processes, DevOps methodologies and tools such as git, Jenkins, Travis.
·  Excellent people skills, including negotiating, recruiting, motivating, and team building
·  Growth-mindset: Willingness to learn new technologies and processes
·  Highly organized and able to balance multiple priorities
·  Dedication to transparency: ability to report issues and risks and find solutions
·  Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with remote office locations.
·  Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Experience with multiple cloud services, including IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, Google
·  Degree in Computer Science or equivalent