**Introduction** A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customers 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. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Total experience of 9+ years, 3+ years experience in leading/managing the software development and teams, 5+ years experience in developing software or SaaS products, 5+ years experience in Agile development methodologies. * Be involved and take ownership of end-to-end delivery - from requirements understanding, solution design, estimation, development, testing and deployment * Experience of working with various stakeholders such as product management, design, operations and support teams. * Experience with software design, architecture, development and testing Java/J2EE applications. * Experience in front-end development using JavaScript frameworks, HTML, TypeScript, CSS and knowledge of UI/UX design principles. * Experience with database systems including SQL or NoSQL data stores * Experience with cloud-based technologies and DevOps practices. * Understanding of cybersecurity and data privacy best practices. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Experience with people management. Ability to motivate and inspire team members. * Uphold quality standards including reliability, efficiency, security, maintainability and usability by applying best practice processes, methodologies and tools * Ability to multi-task and re-prioritize under pressure. * Knowledge of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)