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In this role, you lead distributed engineering teams, manage software developers and QA testers, and are responsible for release cycles as well as optimizing development processes.
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Your role in the team
- Directly manage software developers (C# .NET, MAUI, MS SQL Server, Azure) and QA testers, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and staffing decisions.
- Build and lead distributed engineering teams across multiple countries, ensuring effective collaboration and accountability.
- Work with the Senior Product Manager to turn product priorities and requirements into technical designs, estimates, and development plans.
- Plan and run sprints, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Configure and manage Jira workflows, scrum boards, projects, dashboards, and reporting directly.
- Own the release cycle end to end - scheduling, code freeze, QA sign-off, deployment, and post-release follow-up.
- Ensure releases are delivered on time and at high quality.
- Define and improve testing practices, test coverage, and QA processes in partnership with the QA team.
- Understand software architecture, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and development workflows.
- Personally investigate, reproduce, and test product issues when necessary; do not rely solely on QA reports.
- Identify technical, resource, and delivery risks and drive them to resolution.
- Work directly with DevOps and support teams on deployments, production issues, and escalations.
- Improve engineering processes, code quality, development practices, and team productivity.
Our expectations of you
Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical field.
Qualifications
- Must have started their career as a software engineer/developer.
- Proven track record of excellence in software development and technical problem-solving.
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture, development, testing, and deployment.
- Able to personally test, troubleshoot, reproduce, and validate software—not simply rely on QA.
- Able to configure and manage Jira independently without relying on IT or other administrators.
- Proven ability to lead, organize, and develop software engineering and QA teams.
- Excellent communication and execution skills in a distributed, international environment.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in the software industry, including 3+ years of directly managing developers and/or QA engineers.
- Hands-on experience running Agile/Scrum teams and managing release cycles without a dedicated project manager.
- Solid hands-on experience with C# .NET, MAUI, MS SQL Server, and Azure is strongly preferred.
What we offer
- Fully remote, work-from-home contract position.
- Our engineering teams are distributed across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Working hours are flexible, with a few core overlap hours for collaboration.
- €96,000 - €132,000 per year (approx. €8,000 - €11,000 per month as a self-employed independent contractor (freelancer) invoicing directly; commensurate with experience).
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About your employer
Jolly Technologies Inc. is a renowned software company based in California, specializing in event and visitor management solutions. With products like Eventleaf, Lobbytrack, and ID Flow, the company serves customers worldwide. Since its founding in 2000, Jolly Technologies has established itself as a reliable partner in the industry.
- Established Company
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
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