Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership:

• Manage a distributed team of developers and QA professionals, including hiring, onboarding, compensation, and promotions.
• Lead and mentor the team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to provide support, feedback, and professional development.

Project Management:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Effectively manage project timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Collaborate with the product team to refine and execute the roadmap, ensuring product ownership of the “what” and “why,” while leading the team in defining the “how.”

Technical Leadership:

• Maintain a strong technical presence, including hands-on coding and code reviews to stay current.
• Guide the team in making sound technology decisions regarding quality, maintainability, and flexibility.
• Research, evaluate, and experiment with emerging technologies.
• Ensure governance and compliance best practices, including SOC 2 and PCI security audits and enforcement.
• Leverage AI familiarity or past shipped projects.
• Manage infrastructure and server costs (Azure W-AF).

Strategic Planning:

• Contribute to the development of the company’s technical strategy and roadmap.
• Align the team’s work with overall business goals.
• Provide business and client context to the team to foster a sense of ownership.

Process Improvement:

• Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Implement best practices and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

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