Software Application Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Software Application to manage a team of 6-10 developers in the delivery of a large scale SaaS product to the energy industry.

The position is ON-SITE at our corporate office in Houston. This is not a remote or hybrid working position.

Responsibilities Include:

• Take ownership of all development activities, including product upgrade, new projects, and maintenance of existing customers;
• Build effective & productive relationships to manage & coach the dev team;
• Become Subject Matter Expert (SME) on software product, technology, and languages;
• Lead the development team in the design, development, coding, testing, and debugging of applications;
• Facilitate communication between project team, leadership & dev team;
• Track and understand all tickets assigned to developers, as well as progress;
• Guide & mentor dev team on technology & best practices;
• Implement best practices & technology into all development activity;
• Provide guidance to the team and ensure they adhere to development standards;
• Become Subject Matter Expert (SME) on MS Azure & optimize usage of platform;
• Participate in project scoping and estimating development hours;
• Analyze and evaluate technical risks within the scope of a project and making judicious recommendations;
• Participate in resource planning for projects and company as a whole;
• Manage process control for development on all projects;
• Stay current on latest AI technology and incorporate into development process;
• Implement automated testing & other automation where applicable;
• Implementing quality control across all development activities;
• Manage & optimize software release processes;
• Participating in client facing discussions when needed.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Self-Motivated, Go Getter Mentality is the most important skill;
• Takes pride in holding a standard of excellence in all work;
• Solid understanding of development languages & architecture outlined below;
• Experience & understanding of MS Azure;
• Experience managing development team(s);
• Understanding and experience with Scrum Methodology;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to build and maintain positive relationships with team members and clients
• Interest in and demonstrated ability to pick up on new technology skills.

Development Languages / Architecture:

• Platform: Web
• Languages: .NET Core, C#, HTML5, JavaScript
• Libraries: jQuery
• Front-End Languages / Frameworks: CSS, Bootstrap
• Database: SQL Server (T-SQL), Oracle (PL/SQL)
• Object Relational Mapping (ORM): None used

Position Type

• Full Time

Compensation

• Dependent upon experience