Software Development Manager

Thomson Reuters is seeking a passionate, hardworking, and enthusiastic Software Development Manager to be part of our highly dynamic engineering team responsible for the development and modernization of our ONESOURCE Global Trade application suite.

We are looking for a seasoned leader who can drive product modernization through innovation and cutting-edge technology. The ideal candidate will have experience managing several large project initiatives concurrently, along with good people and communication skills to explain project goals and inspire support for them.

About the Role:

In this role as a Software Development Manager you will have key responsibilities as follows:

• Leadership of large-scale, complex software development and modernization projects of a strategic nature, or the more difficult portions of such projects involving multiple platforms within the enterprise.
• Provide daily direction and oversight for 2-3 scrum teams consisting of up to 30 staff.
• Work collaboratively with the product management teams to define the client facing requirements and technical requirements to develop, execute and maintain product roadmap for the GTM project.
• Participate in client facing focus groups, usability studies and firm visits to help craft the product vision.
• Set the technical direction for the team, drive the evolution of the systems architecture, and make appropriate technology choices.
• Management of the comprehensive development project lifecycle, including buy vs. build analysis, application development, software selection, outsourcing, and systems implementation.
• Build partnerships with 3rd party vendors.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, project managers, systems engineers, and the senior management team to allocate engineering resources appropriately across the project.
• Evaluate customer/prospect needs with longer-term product roadmap needs, weighing, balancing, & communicating the tradeoffs as necessary.
• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, excellence and a fun work environment while continuously elevating the quality and caliber of our product development organization.
• Have an advanced understanding of software development methodologies and the demonstrated ability to design and develop complex software systems.
• Contribute to all aspects of an Agile software development process including: design, programming, testing, documentation, quality assurance and implementation.
• Lead code reviews to enforce code standards and provide constructive feedback to developers.
• Mentor the technical resources on the team to reinforce best practice and develop the team members.
• Looks forward to leveraging innovation time to work on pet projects and special areas of interest.
• Participates in recruitment efforts for responsible technology team.
• Optimizes project deliverables to ensure that technology design fits with existing product architecture and technology strategy.
• Creates an environment and a culture that encourages immediate response to problems and sets expectations and timeframe for resolution with customers or groups managing customers, and manages escalated issues.

About You:

• 5+ years of experience leading multiple Agile development teams responsible for developing enterprise class applications.
• 10+ years of experience in core software development for large enterprise class applications.
• 3+ years of experience in developing cloud native applications:
• Full stack development
• C# .Net Core
• TypeScript
• Angular
• APIs REST GraphQL
• Microservices
• MVC
• Database SQL NoSQL
• Cloud Native application development
• Containers - Docker, ECS/EKS, and Kubernetes
• Message Queueing Services Amazon SQS MQ
• A good understanding of design patterns and N-Tier architecture.
• Experience designing applications iteratively with continuous collaboration between business and technology.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Have a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering or related technical field.

Additional Desired Skills:

• Experience with Domain Driven Design (DDD) software development practices.
• Understanding of algorithms and data structure and how to efficiently implement them into a solution.
• Working knowledge of BI tools such as PowerBI, QuickSight or Tableau.
• Be an energetic, self-starter, who is comfortable in a team-oriented environment including the ability to clearly articulate daily individual accomplishments and blocking issues.
• Demonstrated history of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated history of good decision-making, conflict resolution, and follow through.
• Strong written & oral communication skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to them to the teams engineering best practices.

We are committed to providing a stimulating work environment that encourages growth and professional development. If you are a motivated and experienced software development manager, please apply for this opportunity today

• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Develop and execute plans to improve system performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and identify solutions.
• Analyze and evaluate system functionality to ensure alignment with business needs.

• Oversee entire project lifecycle from initiation to completion.
• Establish project timelines and resource allocation plans.
• Monitor progress and address any deviations from the plan.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders and ensure effective change management.

• Drive the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices.
• Develop and maintain technical roadmaps to guide the team.
• Engage with internal partners to identify opportunities for technical innovation.
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance team skills.