Our client is a successful public company located in Silicon Valley, working in the financial transactions arena. They are looking for a talented, passionate Software Development Manager. This candidate will have an opportunity to interact closely with all application teams at the Company and drive the development of software solutions from definition through delivery. Managers have the opportunity to engage on many technical levels from long term technical design and innovation to day-to-day project leadership. This product is a large, scalable, global SaaS product. 

Specific Duties include:

• Lead a dynamic team of engineers 
• Interface with internal teams, customers, and partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business unit leadership in developing project objectives and timelines. 
• Get involved at a hands-on level designing and writing code.
• Define project and release scope.
• Develop project plans and deliverable. 
• Work with the team on detailed technical design.
• Work closely with QA to define test plans and test cases for applications. 
• Drive detailed definition of feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers.  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business unit leadership in developing project objectives and timelines. 
• Mentor junior engineers through formal and informal discussions, code reviews, design reviews, technical presentations, or as a consultant on projects. 

• BS in Computer Science, MS a plus.
• 8+ years experience developing production-grade web applications (Java preferred). 
• 5+ years of hands on Java and J2EE experience.
• Significant level or expertise working within an web-application enterprise software platform. 
• First-class object-oriented design and programming skills.
• Ability to motivate and demonstrate technical leadership. 
• History of demonstrated technical leadership on large complex projects and is a problem solver as well as technical innovator.
• Demonstrated independence, creativity and initiative and the ability to understand the company’s architecture and business goals. 
• Ability to form strong cross-functional relationships and lead a cross organizational project team. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Some travel may be required.