Manager, Software Engineering

Job Location: Bangalore   

Digital Platforms & Engineering is Thermo Fisher’s “Software Engineering” CoE. We build cloud computing services, products and Platforms that the scientific community demands. Using the new technologies with the potential to significantly change lab workflows and facilitate access to powerful data analysis techniques. Our division serves as an extension of Thermo Fisher’s Software R&D teams while enhancing our responsiveness and attention in enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Thermo Fisher was built to serve society and that sense of purpose will continue to enhance innovation and scientific advancement. We are committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer  

Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Hands-on management of a team of highly skilled software developers, testers and domain experts -ensuring great execution of Agile/SCRUM processes and repeatable, predictable, and high-quality delivery of software solutions.  

• Provide leadership, mentoring, resource planning, and drive the successful growth of the team.  

• Participate in and lead the design and development of new software and/or extensive software revisions.  

• Work with the product owner to define technical requirements and priorities then create user stories, designs, and development tasks to be delegated to the team. Be responsible for a successful conclusion to sprints and releases.  

• Identify areas to collaborate on across the different domains in order to drive consistency, technology and process sharing, as well as code re-use.  

• Represent the team in cross-organizational development forums as well as customer requirements gathering and software validation and training sessions  

• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to understand complex problems and resolve them efficiently, Use prior knowledge and experience to provide functional and technical support and leadership to colleagues  

• Participate in training and orienting new software engineers as they join the team  

Candidate Requirement:Education & Experience levels:  

Bachelors in Engineering/Computer Science or Master degree or equivalent with 10+ years of overall Experience  

Skills Knowledge & Experience:  

• 10+ years of overall experience or played a Technical leadership role recently  

• Proven track record in designing and building scalable, cost efficient applications with Java based web applications  

• 3 + years of experience in building customer centric distributed software  

• 2+ years experience leading a development team in an Agile/SCRUM setting, with demonstrated ability in project/task estimation, delegation, and management.  

• 2+ years experience in people management  

• Very comfortable and experienced with designing object oriented software and services deployed in a client server or (preferably) cloud setting.  

• Data modeling, design and database programming using a variety of relational databases (Oracle, Postgres, SQL).  

• Has experience, instincts, and passion around testing and testability  

• Is authentic, transparent , holding self and others accountable. Inspires, cultivate, motivates and collaborates with others  

• Anticipates needs and problems while creating solutions. Is willing to ask difficult questions and thinks creatively. Greets challenge and change as opportunity  

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams  

• A highly motivated fast learner who can self-start and “figure out what needs figuring out”  

• Able to build deeper and meaningful relationship with team members, be a coach and mentor for their career path, could articulate clearly thoughts and able lead team from the front 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to optimally document artifacts and processes then explain them to others  

• Experience in AWS and IoT will be an added advantage  

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