Software Development Team Manager

Position Overview

Want to join the team that makes the world’s tallest skyscrapers possible?Autodesk is seeking a Software Engineering Team Manager with experience in agile software development practices to participate in and manage cross-functional scrum teams focused on extending and enhancing software such as Autodesk Revit as well as in cloud services.The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the “servant-leader” role of leading high-performance empowered teams, and will be able to balance acting as the manager with encouraging the team towards a culture of self-organization and ownership of the work and processes.

In addition to your direct management responsibilities, you should be passionate about finding ways to have a positive impact on the wider organization.   If you are flexible, courageous, collaborative, and a great decision maker, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture that values continuous improvement and iteration

• Support and coach your team members to achieve excellence in their roles as software engineers and quality assurance engineers

• Establish clear and engaging goals for individuals and for the team to help drive excellence and accountability

• Identify opportunities for individuals to grow within their role, including opportunities for training, challenging assignments, and new collaboration

• Engage the team members in understanding product strategy and organizational objectivesand relating it to the team’s day to day work

• Foster a culture of innovation within the teams

• Demonstrate accountability for delivering excellent quality, tracking goals and deliverables, and communicating effectively about dependencies

• Consistently deliver effective and inspiring communication to team members and key stakeholders

• Drive the adoption of best practices within your teams

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working on software development teams

• Fluency in both written and spoken English

• 5+ years of formal or informal leadership experience – we’d like to see that you can inspire and influence others, even if it was not in an official manager role

• Ability to operate effectively and independently in a dynamic, fluid environmentExcellent communication skills

• BS, MS or PhD – Engineering or Computer Science is a typical qualification, but we’d be open to folks who took other paths to the world of software engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agile software development principles and processes

• Experience with the development of cloud services, including best practices and incident management

• Proven track record driving engineering innovation and improvements

• Experience in a multicultural and geographically distributed team environment

• Proficiency with modern software development or testing tools and frameworks

• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles

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