Python Job: Software Team Lead

Software Team Lead | Direct Hire | Hybrid * Candidate will work on-site for the first 2 months of employment and then move to a hybrid schedule of 3 days on-site and 2 days remote.

Specialized Recruiting Group is working with an innovative manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrumentation and software located in Mississauga, Canada in search of a hands-on Software Team Lead.   The role requires the Software Lead spend 50% of time in management and 50% as an individual contributor developer.  The company requires on-site presence for the first few months after which you will move to a hybrid schedule.  If you prefer, full on-site work is also available.

You will:

• Provide supervision to the Software team consisting of 5 to 6 developers.
• Work with Product Management to define customer and product needs
• Collaborate with other R&D teams in defining and execution of R&D projects.

The requirements of the role are broken down into three main areas:

Project Execution:

• Create project execution plans, clearly defining deliverables and timeline.
• Be the Scrum master, delegates work assignments.
• Be a Product owner, leading, evaluation and prioritization of features.
• Design, code, test, and document application software.
• Define, improve, and apply the best project execution practices.
• Define resource allocation to projects.

Supervision, Management and Planning:

• Supervises the Software team, including training, mentoring, and managing day-to-day performance.
• Work with the HR Director for the hiring process.
• Establishes team member’s performance goals and completes performance evaluation.
• Plans and coordinates staff skills development.
• Communicate all positive, negative, and where needed, reprimands to direct reports.
• Participate in SSI’s strategic planning and SWOT analysis and identify new opportunities or gaps in your area.

Technical Leadership:

• Monitor technical developments and best practices to provide team guidance.
• Provide technical assessments for new product concepts
• Provides customer support/training both in-house and in the field.
• Assist Product Management with developing sales and marketing messaging and materials.

 Main skills required for the Software Team Lead

• A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant discipline.
• Servant leadership skills and experience leading teams
• Strong Software Engineering and Software Development skills

Technical Expertise:

• Competent in Software Architecture and System Design.
• Proficient in Python and C/C++, competency in Cython, JavaScript preferred.
• Proficient in Linux (ARM) and Windows application development.
• Competent in Linux (ARM) driver development preferred.
• Cross Platform development experience (desktop, tablets, cloud)
• Proficient in project management.
• Proficient in Agile software development methodology (Scrum Master).
• Competent in Waterfall software development preferred.
• Capable of maintaining and refactoring legacy code bases.
• Knowledge in GPR applications is considered a bonus