Applications Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Crayon Full time

To find out more, click Apply or head on over to Crayon to review the full spec and apply?

How you'll role

As the Application Development Manager, you'll be a driving force in product development and strategy. Your role demands expertise in programming, agile methodologies, and a knack for adopting innovative best practices. Leading teams of engineers, you'll oversee the development of applications for diverse platforms. This role is all-encompassing, requiring effective team management, mentorship, and a proven track record in implementing best practices. Your success hinges on your ability to inspire teams to deliver top-notch software within defined deadlines.

What you'll do

Hire, train and mentor new developers, taking responsibility to assist developers in their career path and growthDefine and manage the team structureEvaluate team members performance, provide candid feedback and high impact coaching that enables (and motivates) them to achieve departmental as well as enterprise goals.Supervise and delegate duties to the development team in collaboration with the project management teamMaintain and improve development standards for the team, which includes all aspects of a modern development CI/CD pipelineBe able to jump in and lend a pair of hands during software development including coding and problem solvingDrive the cultural changes necessary to enable a continuous delivery model and foster a strong focus on automation of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Participate in code reviews where applicableCoordinate the interactions between the development team and other departments, including support, operations, business development and financeEnsure that all application development initiatives are well managed and delivered to meet expectations on functionality and timelinessOversight on ongoing integrations into the production environmentFoster and grow the company's behavioural values by setting a leading exampleProvide oversight over the quality of outsourced developmentSetting development budgets and providing feedback to managementDevelop and lead a collaborative and Agile software development approach that improves velocity, while maintaining a strong focus on both quality and scalabilityCreate product roadmap/s for department and engage with outside stakeholders in roadmap planningSeek out, validate, and bring to the technology organisation innovative best practices and ideas from the outside, with a particular emphasis on application development methodologiesBuild a culture of innovation and engagement, focusing on strengthening the organisation's employer brandYou will engage with customers on occasion

What you'll need

10+ years of software development experienceProven work experience (5+ years) as a senior technical leaderDiploma or Degree in computer sciences or any other related professional and recognised I.T. qualification. (Experience in the field will be recognised and considered as a substate to a qualification)Strong knowledge of PHP 8, Go, and other strongly typed programming languagesExperience working with agile methodologies – a true believerHas successfully led development and delivery of multiple complex business technology solutions into production that have achieved or surpassed business goalsStrong knowledge of Enterprise Application SoftwareExperience developing and supporting mission critical applications optimised to run in the cloud or virtualised environmentsExperience of system architecture, technical design, and system and software development technologyExpertise with managing application development at scale, employing SDLC methodologies including Agile and Scrum. Experience with CI/CD pipeline and builds.

To find out more, click Apply or head on over to Crayon to review the full spec and apply?



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