Development Manager
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DescriptionKforce is working with a global solutions firm for precious metals in search of a Development Manager in New York, NY to join their team! This position is full time, direct hire and hybrid/remote in NY.Key Responsibilities:* Development Manager will hire, mentor, and retain a best-of-class engineering team* Lead a group of highly talented developers and testers that are globally distributed* Continuously improve teams' productivity, efficiency, and overall performance* Proactively invent ways to improve product quality, customer support and Operations* Meet stringent delivery deadlines* Coaching/Training team members as needed and providing timely feedback* Participate in solution design, code review and supporting our customers* Recruit and hire the right talent* Set expectations and goals for developers and testers* As a Development Manager, you will perform performance reviews and coach employees* Lead and manage software development scrum teams - from inception to product rollout* Collaborate with teams across the organization to mitigate risk and resolve dependencies* Work closely with stake holders to define product features and roadmap* Act as a SME for trading platform (metals and crypto)* Exercise independent judgment and play active roles on decision makings on product design and customer issuesRequirements* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; Masters Preferred* At least 5 years of experience developing software in an Agile environment* Experience and successful track record of managing complex software development, delivery, and support* Experience with UX/UI design tools, React JS and react native preferred, but not necessary* Hands-on experience in both front-end (Either React or Angular) and back-end development highly preferred* Experience in developing SaaS/Cloud based products a must* Experience with .Net stack and Azure ecosystem (Azure Boards, CI/CD, Git Repos, etc.)* Experience evaluating complex strategic initiatives, facilitating, influencing, and contributing to design* People management experience with multiple teams located in different time zones* Strong technical knowledge of software development technologies & lifecycle including web apps, Rest APIs, microservices, and infrastructure components* An ideal candidate has a strong technical background (worked as a lead developer and/or architect) before moving into a leadership role* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to identify key issues, structure analysis and synthesize data, and provide recommendations effectively* Strong leadership skills, team-oriented, collaborative, and flexible* Effective interpersonal, listening, oral, written and presentation skills* This position will provide leadership on areas of execution for functional, non-functional, white box, integration and reliability testing for applications keeping automation in mind* Ability to work US New York hours (or at least until 2PM EST)Job TypeDirect HireCompensation150000 - $170000