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Director Software Engineering

Overview:

IDEMIA is the global leader in identity and security. Our mission is to create a safe and simple future where identity verification is indisputable, and only you can assert your identity. We are a distributed company leveraging the latest technologies to deliver world-class products in the private and public sectors of finance, telecom, identity, security, retail, sports entertainment, commercial, government, and IoT. We use a variety of technologies and approaches to deliver quality product and services to government agencies and technology companies. IDEMIA is a made up of a group of 14,000 diverse people from different nationalities, speaking over 20 different languages. Together, our solutions impact the everyday lives of citizens and nations. In this ever-changing world, protecting your identity is paramount. Join the team that is ensuring one person - one identity.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and support growth of high-performance individuals for a team of 50-75 software engineers that specialize in delivery of the Universal Enrollment Solutions.
Collaborate with other software managers on people management practices.
Collaborate with other software teams and customers on technology integrations.
Collaborate with product managers and product owners to groom backlogs and validate produced increments of software development.
Provide technical guidance and contribute to development best practices across the engineering organization.
Challenge teams (and be challenged in return) to build more maintainable, deployable, robust, and secure systems.
Develop technical and non-technical relationships with key stakeholders and with other teams in which your team depends on.

Qualifications:

You are an out-of-the box system thinker with a bias for action who has shipped successful products that create positive customer outcomes.
You have a “time is money” mindset. Whiteboard to production turnaround time drives you. You prioritize effectively, strive for high quality, and create team accountability.
You are a strong communicator who owns successful engineering of the product or customer direction in ways that promote clarity of work, empowered teams, and positive outcomes.
You are a player-coach who can support, motivate, and mentor a team of software engineering professionals while working alongside them to deliver quality products.
You have strong judgment, good instincts, and insist on high standards.
You are able to remain organized while remaining flexible to changing demands to prioritize team activity to achieve results.
You are quality focused demonstrated through thorough testing, documentation, stakeholder communication, and customer satisfaction efforts.