Software Development Lead

Join a global company providing tax-free shopping solutions. We are looking for a .NET expert to manage a team based in Vienna and Slovakia. You will be responsible for new product development of internal Digital Backoffice software.

• Location: Hybrid in Bratislava and Vienna (once a week)
• Type of contract: Permanent employment
• Start date: By agreement
• Salary: from 6000 €

Job Description, Responsibilities and Duties

• Hire, lead and manage the Digital Backoffice software engineering team.
• Define and execute the target application architecture in alignment with the business strategy and ensure that all team members share a unified vision.
• Coordinate with enterprise architects, development leads and product managers to determine appropriate functionalities and implementation.
• Facilitate and coordinate architectural and technical discussions with engineers to collaboratively define best-in-class solutions.
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products.
• Implement best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies and ensure compliance with the documented software processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of software products.

Requirements for the Employee

Additional: Division of work in percentage (please note that this is subject to change depending on business):

• Administration - 15%
• Reports Management - 50%
• Business Development - 30%
• Customer Service - 5%

Main KPI's

• Success Hiring
• Team Turnover
• Quality - Number of production incidents
• Multisport Card
• 100% of salary for the first 5 days of sick leave
• 3 additional days of holiday

Prerequisites and Personality Skills

• Strong Team Lead skills
• Strong understanding of Software Design Patterns and Integration Design Patterns
• In-depth experience with messaging platform
• In-depth experience designing API's (REST) and implementing services based on it
• Expertise in Angular and related front-end technologies
• Experience with MS SQL Server or similar, especially in performance-related areas
• Experience with Testing and CI; TDD, automated unit/functional/integration testing
• Experience working with Scrum teams
• Knowledge in mobile development is highly valued
• Knowledge of Internet Security is desirable
• Experience with Tax Free Shopping (Merchant related) is a significant advantage
• Familiarity with the Retailer industry is a strong plus

Skills

• Independent and self-motivated personality
• Excellent team player
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent command of English in spoken and written form
• Enjoys working in a multi-cultural environment
• Strong English language skills (oral and written) in routine, technology-related work settings

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• University graduate / bachelor's degree in technology-related field (e.g. computer science, MIS, etc.) or technical education
• 5+ years' experience as Development Lead
• 5+ years' experience as a senior level software developer with strong and successful technical lead experience