Software Development Team Leader

• Manage a Scrum team developing Payments software products using agile methodologies
• Grow the team's skills and capabilities
• Ensure high-quality output from developers and QA professionals
• Help the team achieve delivery commitments through hands‑on contributions when needed
• Ensure adherence to the Software Development process and work with the Software Development Manager to refine and improve it
• Run the Agile/Scrum process for the team
• Provide stakeholder and progress reporting
• Identify and mitigate risks within the area of responsibility, escalating risks, issues, and challenges when appropriate
• Acquire comprehensive domain knowledge of the products and business
• Line manage team members, conduct appraisals, and set individual objectives
• Work with the Tech Lead to ensure coding standards and consistent design patterns are followed
• Ensure new development follows well‑considered technical designs
• Coach the team and help them follow the Scrum process
• Work on new features and enhancements, re‑architecting, defect fixes, and porting legacy code to new technologies

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience managing a team in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• People Management, delegation, 121’s, goal setting
• Scrum Master experience preferred
• SDLC - Requirements Gathering, Software Design, Development and QA Testing, CI/CD pipelines
• Stakeholder Reporting
• Risk Management
• Strong background in software development as either an engineer or QA at a senior level
• A background in building web applications and services using the Microsoft .Net platform
• Knowledge of DevOps – continuous integration, deployment, DORA metrics
• Experience working in a Product‑led development environment
• Experience of product discovery methods
• Experience in the EdTech industry

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing Agile/Scrum teams, ensuring high-quality software development and adherence to SDLC processes. Possesses strong skills in stakeholder reporting, risk management, and team coaching within a product‑led environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Agile/Scrum Team Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Reporting
• Microsoft .Net Development

Hard Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum Master Experience
• Requirements Gathering
• Software Design
• Development and QA Testing
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Web Application Development
• DevOps
• Product Discovery Methods
• Legacy Code Porting

Soft Skills

• People Management
• Delegation
• Goal Setting
• Coaching
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• EdTech
• Product‑Led Development

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft .Net
• DORA Metrics