Technical Guidance : You will provide technical leadership to a team of excellent software engineers; this requires that you have the technical depth to make complex design decisions and the hands-on ability to lead by example.
Execution and Delivery : You will be expected to instill and follow good software development practices and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products. You should be familiar with agile practices as well as be able to adapt these to the needs of the business, with a constant focus on product quality.
Team Management : You will be responsible for hiring and mentoring your team; helping individuals grow in their careers, having constant dialogue about their aspirations and sharing prompt, clear and actionable feedback about performance.
Desired Skills and Experience
Experience level of 5+ years of experience in very large scale applications and 3+ years experience in people management
Strong problem solving skills, data structures and algorithms.
Experience with distributed systems handling large amount of data.
Excellent coding skills in PHP/Python/C++.
Very good understanding of Web Technologies.
Very good understanding of any RDBMS and/or messaging.