Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Take charge of the multi-disciplined software development factory.
• Day-to-day coordination of the project (frontend, mobile, backend, infra, testing/QA): stand-ups.
• Lead, motivate, and support the engineering and QA team to maximize productivity and deliver customer-ready releases, in a timely fashion, based on the product team’s requirements and.
• Coding/development best practices.
• Communicate progress updates and exceptions to the product team and other key stakeholders as required.
• Identify, clarify and communicate the vision(s) and/or objective(s) of projects to the engineering and QA team.
• Explain and mitigate the tension between technical complexities and functional progress; make important technical decisions where it required.
• Understand priorities and requirements, often complex, from the product team and convert into digestible tasks for the engineering team.
• Plan technical work in the best order, both technically and functionally.
• Solve any bottlenecks in the development process.
• Establish systems, frameworks and standards to maximize productivity and promote scalability.

Requirements

• Good understanding of code principles.
• Willingness to work under own initiative and without regular supervision.
• Excellent organization and interpersonal skills.
• A natural problem solver with a logical mindset.
• 3+ years of experience in project management. Proven track record working in tech startups and on complex projects.
• A strong understanding of CI/GitHub/GitFlow.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence or other project management tools.
• A strong technical background - experience with any of the following would be advantageous: AWS (serverless), PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Python, Marshmallow, React, Typescript, and modern test frameworks.
• A degree or equivalent in a suitable technical discipline, such as computer science, Information science, or software development.
• A qualification or certification in project management is also advantageous.
• Fluent English, written and verbal.

Contract conditions

• Full-time position.
• Work from home, flexible hours.
• Remuneration based on experience.