Software Development Manager
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- We are looking for a strong Software Development Manager to lead high-impact teams within the PlayStation SDK Developer CPU Toolchain department
- This role is centred on people leadership and operational excellence, rather than hands-on technical ability
- This role requires a balanced leader, someone who can manage high-performing teams, and have a solid understanding of development tools
- You will be responsible for supporting and developing the team members, including setting goals and ambitions; supporting and mentoring team members across a range of career levels from graduate to staff software engineer
- The role requires working with teams in multiple time zones and may require some travel through the year
- Lead, mentor, and help develop a team of engineers, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
- Define team member development and career path opportunities with team members and mentor them to achieve goals
- Work together with other groups and teams across different time zones
- Monitor and review team members’ performance, deliver regular performance appraisals
- Manage team capacity planning, hiring, onboarding and ensure effective succession planning for your teams
- Recognize challenges, help remove obstacles, and clarify tasks in situations that are not well defined
- Enough development tools experience to provide guidance in high-level goal-setting discussions
- Effective leading of multiple Agile teams in software engineering domains
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, which encompass presenting to senior leadership, product managers, software engineers, project managers
- Significant experience with software engineering practices, software automation and testing systems (for example, Jenkins)
- A solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and driving reductions in technical debt
- 3–5+ years of experience managing software development teams. Proven success in people management including mentorship
- Knowledgeable about the Clang for LLVM open-source project (or GNU GCC toolchains)
- Experience in low-level languages such as Rust and C++
- Development and debugging tools experience on Windows and/or Linux
- Solid grasp of Confluence, JIRA (or similar project management tools) and support ticket management frontends
- Prior experience with console or PC game development