Research and Development Program Manager

Position Overview:

We’re looking for a technology & people enthusiastic R&D Team Leader, to lead and manage a crossfunctional team of engineers, and quality engineer, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. You will be responsible for the planning, execution, and successful delivery of R&D projects, driving the development of novel technologies and solutions that align with our company's strategic goals. The team is one of four teams with the banking group that oversees creating successful global transactions to the one of our many providers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

 Collaborate closely with Product, Design/UX, DevOps, and other company teams.

 Lead and mentor a diverse team of software engineers who are working closely with product management for achieving business goals.

 Provide technical authority to your team by demonstrating a hands-on leadership style.

 Be responsible for the overall design, development, architecture, code quality, and production environment deployment of your team.

 Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle using Agile methodologies, ensuring iterative development, regular feedback, and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements.

 Act as the primary point of contact for external interfaces, such as vendors and partners to gather requirements, address concerns, and foster collaborative relationships.

 Implement and optimize CI/CD practices within the R&D team, enabling streamlined development, testing, and deployment of solutions.

 Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging the team to experiment, take calculated risks, and learn from failures.

 Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape to inform the direction of research efforts.

Qualifications:

 B.S. in computer science or equivalent

 5 + years of experience with C# (or similar language) as a backend / fullstack developer

 3+ years of experience with advance SQL (MSSQL/Oracle/MySql/PostgreSQL etc.)

 2+ years of proven managerial experience

 Broad knowledge of OOP, Microservices & design patterns

 Experience with queues and asynchronous programing

 Team player attitude and mentality

 Experienced and passionate about managing and growing people

 Experience in engineering best practices (code-reviews, testing coverage, agile methodologies)

 Ambitious and eager to learn new things.

 Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, external interfaces, and present research findings.

Nice to have:

 Experience with cloud providers

 Experience with Docker & Kubernetes

 Experience with Redis  Experience with ORM like entity framework