Charles River

Financial Services

TeamLead,SWEngineering-Java,VP

$120–203k Redondo Beach, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Team Lead, SW Engineering - Java, VP at Charles River. Skills: Java, Agile development methodology, supervisory role, object-oriented programming. Lead one or more engineering Scrum teams to build and maintain one or more of Charles River’s components or products.. Provide engineering expertise for a given product area within the team and across the Engineering organization.”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives; ensure high product quality

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Advise staff members on complex technical problems including specifying proper software designs and use of existing facilities to solve common problems; Ability to manage solution complexity to ensure simple designs and workflows

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

B. S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required., A minimum of 10-12 years of progressively responsible professional experience in a software engineering role required, a minimum of 3 years of experience in a supervisory role., Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming, compiler or interpreter technologies, embedded systems, operating systems, relational databases (RDBMS), scripting and new/advanced programming languages, A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Ability to clearly and succinctly summarize results for upper management, Demonstrated experience in organizing and running efficient meetings, Ability to manage solution complexity to ensure simple designs and workflows, Ability to coordinate and lead cross-team activities, contributor to project plans and backlog management

Nice to Have

MS degree strongly preferred, A minimum of 5 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for IBOR, RECON or Wealth Management is strongly desired

What You'll Do.

Lead one or more engineering Scrum teams to build and maintain one or more of Charles River’s components or products.

Provide engineering expertise for a given product area within the team and across the Engineering organization.

Deliver support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.

Manage a development team’s staff

including assignment of work items

engagement and professional development

Work with Product Owner to design and develop software solutions to meet market need and assist in managing the product backlog for their functional area

Fulfill the Scrum Master role by leading the team in their Agile development process and working to foster a continuous improvement culture

Identify improvements in team development and quality including defining new strategies

and required tooling to improve quality

review and approve software development specifications

methods and schedules

Provide expert guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews

Advise staff members on complex technical problems including specifying proper software designs and use of existing facilities to solve common problems

Monitor progress on a variety of initiatives and work packages to ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives

Review testing strategy and test plans for team’s product to ensure high product quality

Mentor team members to cultivate technical and financial domain knowledge expertise

and assist with developing other essential skills to further their careers

and implement software programs

applications and projects using Java

or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business

Work with the client services organization to provide support & maintenance to current customers

Coordinate with other Scrum teams within the R&D organization to ensure seamless integration of functional workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

coordinate with other Scrum teams within the R&D organization to ensure seamless integration of functional workflows; Ability to coordinate and lead cross-team activities

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to clearly and succinctly summarize results for upper management

Process & Methodology

managing the product backlog, project plans, backlog management, Monitor progress on a variety of initiatives and work packages to ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives

Full Job Description

**Summary:** Lead one or more engineering Scrum teams to build and maintain one or more of Charles River’s components or products. Provide engineering expertise for a given product area within the team and across the Engineering organization. Deliver support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River. **Responsibilities:** * Manage a development team’s staff, including assignment of work items, employee performance, engagement and professional development * Work with Product Owner to design and develop software solutions to meet market need and assist in managing the product backlog for their functional area * Fulfill the Scrum Master role by leading the team in their Agile development process and working to foster a strong continuous improvement culture * Identify improvements in team development and quality including defining new strategies, processes, and required tooling to improve quality * Write, review and approve software development specifications, projects, proposals, methods and schedules * Provide expert guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews * Advise staff members on complex technical problems including specifying proper software designs and use of existing facilities to solve common problems * Monitor progress on a variety of initiatives and work packages to ensure fulfillment of product and scheduling objectives * Review testing strategy and test plans for team’s product to ensure high product quality * Mentor team members to cultivate technical and financial domain knowledge expertise, and assist with developing other essential skills to further their careers * Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java, C#, SQL, JavaScript, or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business * Work with the client services organization to provide support & maintenance to current customers *

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