Software Engineering Manager

• Build, Lead and mentor our growing engineering team.  
• Drive the technical execution of our product roadmap, fostering a collaborative environment where software engineering best practices meet the unique challenges of the dredging and marine construction industry 
• Develop innovative solutions, manage technical teams, and build high-quality software to enable our digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, mentor, and build a team of software engineers and data engineers fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and creative problem-solving 
• Establish Engineering best practices, frameworks, agile methodologies and tools to promote Technology Engineering Excellence in an industrial setting 
• Ownership of Engineering Budget. Manage resources including staffing, software licenses, and tools 
• Closely partner with product managers, UX/UI designers, business stakeholders, and the IT Group to develop the technical strategy, design and architecture of the Business Unit’s technology platform 
• Lead the engineering team in executing the technical strategy ensuring the highest standards of design patterns, code quality, solution extensibility, usability, and maintainability 
• Help define a clear framework of compliance, governance, system integration and data integrity between the Business Unit (Vertical) and IT Group (Horizontal) 
• Guide the design and architecture of a purpose-built data platform for the Business Unit establishing an ecosystem for data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence and other innovations 
• Design and implement a SaaS platform enabling multiple feature teams to build business-specific solutions while maintaining a standard user experience 
• Lead and conduct technical evaluations of 3rd party applications / solutions 
• Establish DevOps processes and best practices 
• Create comprehensive framework for Quality Assurance, Testing, and Automation 
• Strive to learn and apply latest technologies and methodologies promoting a culture of continuous learning on the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field 
• A Masters degree is a plus
• Minimum 12 years of experience in full-stack software engineering, with at least 03 years in leadership roles. 

Technical Competencies 

• Proven experience in building and scaling software and data engineering teams 
• Expert in SDLC processes and technologies (full-stack development, APIs, PaaS, DevOps, Cloud) 
• Advanced proficiency in product management tools (e.g., Jira, Gitlab, etc.) 
• Familiarity with on-premises and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) 

• Experience with managing budgets and familiarity with financials 

   

Behavioral Competencies 

• Strong leadership, mentorship, communication, and analytical skills 
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions on time, within budget, that delight customers 
• Willing and capable of establishing processes and creating methodology frameworks from the ground up 
• Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and create realistic business cases for technology initiatives 
• Customer-centricity reflected in interactions with colleagues and partners, as well as through solution design 
• Experience in digital transformation in “big industries” such as maritime, construction, oil and gas, and others is a bonus