Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Software Development Manager, you’ll manage software development, enhance product experiences, and scale our team’s capabilities. You’ll manage careers, streamline hiring, collaborate with product, and drive innovation. We seek proactive professionals passionate about team growth, software architecture, coding, and process enhancements. Mastery of frameworks, deployment tech, and cloud APIs is essential as well as adaptability to innovative technologies.

Your Primary Responsibilities Include

• Solution Development: Lead the development of innovative solutions to enhance our product and development experience, effectively contributing to making our software better.
• Team Growth and Management: Manage the career growth of team members, scale hiring and development processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Strategic Partnership: Partner with product teams to brainstorm ideas and collaborate on delivering an exceptional product, contributing to the overall success of the organization.
• Technical Direction: Provide technical guidance by actively participating in architectural discussions, developing code, and advocating for new process improvements to drive innovation and efficiency.
  
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• 8+ years of experience in leading teams as manager with hands on experience in people management
• Experience in building and managing development and QA teams 
• Experience with project management, planning, tracking, stakeholder management, conflict resolution and prioritization
• Experience of working with various stakeholders such as product management, design, operations and support teams.
• Proficient with SDLC processes and have proven experience in delivering large projects using Agile methodologies
• Strong software development background with prior experience in any modern programming language like GO, NodeJS, Javascript, Python including software design and architecture.
• Uphold quality standards including reliability, efficiency, security, maintainability and usability by applying best practice processes, methodologies and tools
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience with people management. Ability to motivate and inspire team members.
• Proven track record in handling customer situations related to the product/service owned
• Ability to handle multiple ongoing threads at the same time
• Comprehensive understanding and hands-on mastery of containerized solutions including Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift is a plus.