About the job

Description

GameStop is looking for a Software Development Manager to join our Supply Chain team.  This role will provide technical leadership and management for a team of experienced software engineers. This position requires broad engineering competence and in-depth technical knowledge of software development, as well as demonstrated experience successfully planning, organizing and conducting software development projects in a dynamic environment. 

 

What You’ll Do 

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business owners, Warehouse operations, and talented engineers across multiple time zones.  
• Guide the development team in project design activities. 
• Grow the development team in terms of knowledge and understanding of the systems and best practices in software development.  
• Work closely with business partners and customers to understand their needs and provide appropriate solutions. Provide project estimation and put together execution plans.  
• Manage and develop the team, including hiring, goal setting, performance management, coaching, projects and training. Work with team members to develop career paths and opportunities within the organization. Foster growth and skill acquisition/development for the team leads. Provide a creative environment where challenges are embraced and where difficult tasks are valued.  
• Manage project scopes, timelines, dependencies, budget, and delivery. Allocate resources to projects based on priorities. Work with the team in the follow-up of the execution of the project.  
• Participate in technical design review meetings held across different time zones.  
• Be the point person for escalations and serve as the domain expert of the application/system. This is essential for on-call situations and escalations, as well as knowing the functionality and constraints of the system when defining product specifications.  
  
  

 

What You’ll Need 

• 4+ years in overall software engineering design and development experience.  
• 2+ years in Supply Chain experience  
• 3+ years in design and development of Web Services.  
• 3+ years experience managing direct reports, including career path development
• Exceptional business case analysis, planning, project management, and presentation skills.  
• Experience interviewing engineers of all levels. 
• Experience developing in the cloud with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud services.  
• Java/Spring Boot experience a plus.  
• Strong decision-making skills, and an understanding of where projects fit into the development strategy.  
• Ability to operate independently given direction, set direction and bring ideas and solutions to issues raised.  
• Works well in a team environment or individually, with a positive attitude.  
• Superior communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.