Job Summary

• Leading a team of software engineers and business analysts.
• Driving the success of our projects.
• Ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Fostering a collaborative and productive team culture.

About the Role

• The Electrum team lead role is a dual technical software development role combined with management leadership.
• Electrum is a Java house, which means that you’ll be contributing towards our projects in Java — you don’t necessarily need to have had experience in Java but you will be required to learn it as part of the role.
• Electrum is a highly collaborative environment and our software has a big impact: as a result, even though Electrum doesn’t have a remote working policy, our teams have adopted an “Office first” approach to working.

Job Description

Technical Expertise

• Software development – Leads by example by contributing towards the development of software projects.
• Solution architecture – Designs and review architectural solutions.

Software Delivery

• Project management – Working with the Project office, Product teams and Professional Services teams to ensure that projects are defined, prioritised and executed.
• Use software development methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and with high quality.

Team Leadership

• Team management – Sets clear goals and objectives for team members and monitors their progress.
• Growing team members – Cultivates and supports the professional and personal growth of every team member, empowering them to advance in their careers.
• Team commitment and purpose – Creates a shared sense of purpose among the team, cultivating a deep commitment to their work.
• Organisational savvy – Understands the vision and strategy of Electrum and plays an influential role in ensuring Electrum’s goals are achieved.
• Recruiting – Recognising talent gaps in their teams and actively recruiting to fill them.

Performance Management

• One-on-ones – Conduct regular one-on-ones with team members and manage their performance and career development.
• Performance Reviews – Conduct performance evaluations of team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 2+ years experience leading a software development team.
• 2+ years experience working as a developer in a software development team.

Benefits

A good work-life balance is very important at Electrum. To help you manage your own time and energy, Electrum offers benefits such as:

• Flexibility around core working hours
• Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the mid-day nibbles
• Team socialising, getaways, and social outings

We have created a safe, transparent environment where we know mistakes happen, and that’s okay. We even have a 3 step approach to dealing with them:

• Tell everyone about it
• Fix the mistake
• Tell everyone about it