This position is located at the Rakuten Blockchain Lab in Belfast city centre. We have grown an engineering team of 10 during the first year of operation and have multiple active blockchain projects due for production launch in the next 3-6 months. The existing team collectively has many years of experience in building secure, high availability enterprise platforms for financial services, health and consumer electronics sectors. We will be growing the team to 20 over the next 12 months and as a result are now actively seeking a passionate and motivated Software Development Manager. The projects are both interesting and challenging, providing an environment that should satisfy ambitious career aspirations through growth opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the core of delivering blockchain based solutions and integration services that will enable the transformation of Rakuten businesses. You will work be managing small agile teams creating solutions for individual Rakuten companies as well as common platforms and services to be used across the organisation
The responsibility of the Software Development Manager is first and foremost to get the product “out the door”. To do this you need to make sure the development team can work as efficiently as possible. This means making sure they have clear goals, both short term and long term, and that nothing prevents them from doing their work
We are looking for a Software Development Manager who has both breadth and depth of knowledge, taking responsibility for leading the delivery of complex solutions. You should have a track record delivering end to end platforms and services in an enterprise environment. It is likely that you will come from a software development background as you will need to have a broad knowledge of all aspects of the software delivery process from scoping and planning, through development, testing and release as well as operations. You will also need to be confident in agile project management and team management. Candidates should be motivated by a lot of variety in their day to day job and be able to deal positively with the many challenges that they will come up against.
You need to have an interest in new and emerging technology and be eager to take on new challenges outside of your comfort zone. You will understand that delivering great software requires a high degree of collaboration both internally and with other stakeholders. You will be need to be comfortable with an approach to delivery that encourages experimentation as well as taking ownership. You will be motivated to improve the overall process of software delivery from coding best practices and continuous integration/delivery to performance engineering and analyticRakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to more than 1 billion members around the world. Since 2012, Rakuten has ranked in the top 30 of Forbes Magazine’s annual “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list. The Rakuten Group has over 14,000 employees, and operations in 29 countries and regions.
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