The Role
For our newly created Manager of Software Development position the ideal candidate will be the "player-coach" type of leader who can help us accelerate change and move the platform that drives our business forward using new technologies and approaches. Coming with experience as a senior or lead developer, this person will bring a balance of development, architectural experience and leadership ability and identify the problems and help lead our small team of seasoned (mostly full-stack) developers through the changes we need to make to our applications and the tech stack they are built on so they continue to support business growth technically and functionally. Our projects cover a wide range of functionality from our custom design tools to e-commerce,order management and production related systems that will provide lots of variety and challenge for this individual
Primary responsibilities:
- Research, evaluate, and guide the implementation of new technologies and methodologies that solve business and technical challenges
- Participate actively in the entire project life cycle, including architectural design, implementation, coding, testing, and deployment.
- Conduct code reviews
- Establish short- and medium-term strategic visions for the team. Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the business
- Manage assignment of resources to projects across multiple product line
- Participate in regular reviews of customer support issues requiring development team assistance
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience including mentoring experienced resources
- Expert knowledge of our tech stack including: .NET Core, REST, Databases, Git, Azure technology stack, CI/CD patterns, JavaScript Frameworks (React, Next.JS, Fabric JS, Node.JS,).
- Experience architecting systems for scale in a SaaS environment
- Experience developing scalable service-oriented architectures.
- In-depth knowledge of design patterns, architecture styles,and development methodologies
- Experience in cloud-based designs, specifically Azure.
- Familiarity with cloud-based CI/CD specifically Azure DevOps.
- Knowledge of relational database management systems (MS SQL Server).
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Prototyping and creation of proof-of-concepts.
- Experience designing high-traffic RESTful API and microservices.
- Knowledge and experience in architecture modernization.
- Experience with database design and development
- Knowledge of networking concepts, principles, and technologies
- Proven track record delivering large scale, cross-functional projects on time and in a high-quality manner, exploring technical feasibility and prioritization tradeoffs as well as process
- Solid understanding of business processes and concepts associated with distributed order management solutions.
- Strong communications skills. This position requires the candidate to be able to communicate seamlessly and precisely, verbally and in writing, with technical teams, product owners, clients as well as senior business leadership.
- Ability to prioritize work (yours and others), multi-task, and remain detail-oriented.
- Collaborative approach to leadership and software development that encourages new ideas
- Relationship Building and a consistent record of building deep technical relationships.
- Experience setting expectations with staff and other various internal/external partners.
- Problem-Solving. The ability to trace application, deployment or build failures and resolve technical issues with minimal direction.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with engineers and non-engineers alike.
- AI experience - StickerYou is considering AI for backend logistics as well as image processing
- Experience in system implementation is an asset as is knowledge of implementation methodologies.
Why StickerYou?
A high-growth company
Strong leadership team
Company-wide positive energy that’s infectious - people enjoy coming to work!
Fast-changing environment with ample learning and growth opportunities
Growing a global Canadian brand that takes pride in manufacturing our products here
Strong corporate vision to make small companies “Better”
Serve a large variety of small and medium sized businesses in many segments
Use cutting edge e-commerce and digital print customization technology
Diversity & Inclusion
StickerYou is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. If you require accommodation for the recruitment or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve.
Top Skills
What We Do
StickerYou is the best platform in the world for custom products that make you stick.
For You:
StickerYou delivers a fun, flexible and easy-to-use online design tool for people to create their own high-quality stickers, labels, tattoos and decals. We offer the ultimate freedom for anyone looking to create products with our freeform die-cut printing technology. Whether you’re using our art or your own uploaded images each custom product looks awesome to express yourself with.
For Your Business:
StickerYou benefits thousands of businesses by making brands stick! Our proprietary die-cut technology enables anyone to order any custom size, shape, and quantity of awesome stickers affordably. With professional grade quality materials we help businesses market their brand with custom labels for packaging, or custom wall decals for signage, or as stickers for branding and marketing giveaways.
Why Sticker Marketing?
1. Stickers resonate with everyone! And who doesn't like free stuff? Stickers are popular as giveaways and handouts at events because everyone likes stickers, they are the one throwback product to childhood that people don't outgrow.
2. Once a sticker is in the hands of a customer, it becomes the marketing vehicle for your brand. Since stickers can be placed on virtually any medium, no other marketing or promotion vehicle is quite as malleable, and, consequently, as effective.
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