The Role
In this role you will be responsible for overseeing a squad of software engineers driving efficiency and ensuring highquality product delivery. The role is a blend of technical leadership people management process improvement and operational excellence.
In this role you will create an autonomous high performing squad to foster an environment where decisions are delegated made and communicated effectively. You will actively work to create focused environments for your squad and you will work closely with your Engineering manager to communicate progress and achievements.
The successful Squad lead will play a major role in leading and shaping their squad to deliver excellence in all they do ultimately helping us to continue to deliver and innovate for our customers.
Key responsibilities
Depending on the project you will need to be comfortable doing the following:
Manage and lead a squad of approximately six software engineers fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.
Regularly review code to help all engineers grow and develop to help individuals to progress through the Modulr career framework.
Squad planning and delegation of tasks to ensure the team are in the right roles with clearly defined responsibilities and projects are resourced appropriately to ensure success.
Play a key role in the hiring process including interviewing and assessing candidates and representing Modulr s mission strategy and culture throughout the interview process.
Oversee the onboarding process for new joiners to ensure a smooth transition into the team.
Lead people development activity including conducting regular team meetings oneonones and performance reviews.
Set and track performance goals for individual team members and the squad as a whole providing constructive feedback and recognition as appropriate.
Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Communicate with Modulites across all levels about your squad s progress and any challenges they are facing.
Identify potential risks and mitigate them to ensure the success of projects.
Foster a culture of experimentation within the squad to facilitate continuous learning and improvement.
Regularly report on the squads progress outcomes and achievements to the wider Engineering organisation and to their Engineering Manager.
Actively seek and share squad experiences within the wider Engineering organisation to promote crossteam learning and collaboration.
The Team:
You will be part of our highperforming engineering team that works crossfunctionally to drive change for our customers and internal operations teams. This role will report into one of our Engineering Managers working daytoday with engineers in your squad and business stakeholders to deliver on our roadmap.
About you:
The successful Squad Lead will have a trackrecord in delivering results in a fastmoving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience while being able to code to an exceptional standard is essential to being successful in this role.
The Ideal Candidate
Previous experience managing/mentoring multisite technical teams in an agile environment.
Proven experience in software development and team leadership.
Strong understanding of software engineering processes and practices.
Participated in the hiring process to recruit skilled engineers and led the onboarding process to integrate new hires into the team smoothly.
Provided technical leadership in several areas of software development and stayed updated with the latest industry trends.
Conducted regular performance reviews and provided constructive feedback to the team members.
Excellent problemsolving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to manage and motivate a team.
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