Engineering Manager / Development Lead
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead and manage cross-functional development teams working on mobile, web, and backend services.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact across scrum teams; ensure alignment with product and business objectives.
- Participate in daily scrum meetings and sprint planning activities.
- Conduct in-depth code reviews, promote engineering best practices, and ensure code quality.
- Drive technical discussions and propose system architecture improvements and refactoring where needed.
- Collaborate weekly with Scrum Masters and Product Owners to define sprint priorities and delivery goals.
- Conduct weekly 1 : 1s with developers to understand progress, challenges, and provide mentoring.
- Maintain daily alignment with leadership and provide updates on project status and risks.
- Run and test applications locally to verify developer contributions.
- Champion the adoption of secure coding practices and adherence to coding standards.
- Own the delivery pipeline and ensure DevOps and CI / CD best practices are and Skillset :
- 12-14 years of professional software development experience, with 35 years in engineering management or
technical leadership roles.
Strong background in Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including App Services, Functions, Azure DevOps, CI / CD pipelines.Expertise in full-stack development (mobile, web frontend, and backend APIs / services).Proven experience working in startup or high-growth agile environments.Hands-on with Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, and sprint-based delivery models.Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities.Experience with containerization, microservices, and modern deployment practices is a plus.Excellent verbal and written communication skills; capable of engaging with technical and non-technical Tools & Technologies :Languages / Frameworks : .NET, JavaScript / TypeScript, React / Angular, Node.js, REST APIs
Cloud Platform : Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, Storage, etc.)
DevOps Tools : Azure DevOps, Git, Docker, Kubernetes (optional)
Project Tools : JIRA, Confluence, Slack / MS Teams
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