Manager Engineering for a Retail GIC

Experience:

• An undergraduate or post graduate in engineering (Computers or IT) with 10-13 years of experience in software development.
• Minimum 3 years of development experience on an Oracle ATG platform
• Manager a group of front end focused engineers (both internal and staff aug)
• Have accountability for the end-to-end technical delivery of focused projects
• Lead an effort to redesign the way the eCommerce IT & marketing design team partner to create world class experiences (think: agile processes, design in browser, and prototyping)
• Have accountability for the front-end technical infrastructure decisions behind a great user experience
• Work with the user experience, design, and back end teams to identify MVPs
• Mentor a team of developers just as passionate about the UI as you are
• Partner with our QA team to automate functional testing
• Partner with other eCom managers to oversee oncall (24×7) rotation
• Agile development experience in fast paced environment; working experience in small teams / pods / squads highly desired.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure architectural integrity and consistency across the entire product of eCommerce platform.
• Conceptualizing, designing, and implementing platform architectures that serve as long-term building blocks for all eCommerce solutions. Architecting, developing, and delivering complex eCommerce solutions, including elements of User Interface and Information Architecture design.
• Conceive, experiment with, and present architectural approaches for software applications, including web, client, server, and others. Work with proof of concepts and come with the best possible solution to a particular problem when needed.
• Lead technical requirements gathering & design sessions and writing technical requirements & design documents.
• Whenever requested, provide hands on expert level assistance to other developers for technical issues on Oracle ATG platform. Hands-on working knowledge and should be able to develop is must.
• Excel at breaking business requirements down into actionable and executable steps
• Delivering the feedback / coaching team members
• Subscribe to the philosophy of ship code early and often
• Challenge conventional ways of thinking to solve problems
• Are passionate about continuous improvement in site availability/performance, user experience, and development processes
• Love great design and user experiences
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and are adaptive in the face of ambiguity / change
• Communicate to the stakeholders and the managers of the area on the implementations in a way it can be understood by them. Keep the teams informed on the future plans and what’s going on.
• Keep all the teams and providers inclined towards the common goal technically.

Soft Skills required:

• Demonstrate a track record with standard SDLC and Agile implementation techniques. Knowledge on how Squads operate.
• Good communication skills
• Team player and ability to work with different multi-cultural teams.
• Proactive attitude on identifying problems and providing solutions.
• Creative and innovative thinking is appreciated.