Software Development Project Manager

**Position:** Software Development Project Manager

**Department:** Technology R&D Center / Software Development Department

**Location:** [City] (Remote/Hybrid Work Acceptable)

**Reports to:** Technical Director / Head of R&D

**Mission**

Lead end-to-end lifecycle management of software products, coordinate technical teams to deliver high-quality products efficiently, balance business requirements, technical feasibility, and project resources, ensuring alignment with market objectives and user experience standards.

**Core Responsibilities**

1. **Agile Development Management**

• Facilitate Scrum/Kanban processes including Sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Decompose product requirements into technical tasks and prioritize Product Backlog.

• Track iteration progress, ensuring deliverables meet Definition of Done (DoD).

2. **End-to-End Project Control**

• Develop technical plans: define architecture dependencies, milestones, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.

• Monitor engineering metrics: code quality, test coverage, deployment frequency.

• Manage change requests, assess technical impact, and coordinate adjustments.

3. **Cross-Functional Collaboration**

• Bridge communication between technical teams and product/business/design stakeholders.

• Coordinate dev/test/ops teams to ensure efficient CI/CD pipeline operations.

• Manage external partners (e.g., outsourcing teams, third-party API providers).

4. **Risk & Quality Assurance**

• Identify technical risks (e.g., architecture bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, delays) and drive preventive solutions.

• Lead release planning, UAT, and production deployments.

• Promote quality practices: automated testing, code reviews.

5. **Process Optimization**

• Analyze team velocity/bottlenecks for continuous process improvement.

• Maintain technical documentation and reusable project templates.

**Requirements**

1. **Background**

• Bachelor’s+ in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• **3+ years** in software project management with ** 2 mid/large-scale projects** (e.g., web/mobile apps, SaaS platforms).

2. **Technical Proficiency**

• Master SDLC (requirements design dev test deploy ops).

• Understand mainstream tech stacks (e.g., Java/Python/Node.js, React/Vue, SQL/NoSQL, AWS/Azure).

• Experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Jira, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes).

3. **Methodology & Certifications**

• Expert in **Agile (Scrum/Kanban)**; **CSM/PSM/SAFe certification preferred**.

• Knowledge of waterfall/hybrid methodologies.

• (Bonus) PMP or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure).

4. **Soft Skills**

• **Technical communication**: Articulate requirements in developers’ terms and understand technical decisions.

• **Conflict resolution**: Mediate team disagreements and drive consensus under constraints.

• **Data-driven mindset**: Leverage burndown charts, defect density metrics for decision-making.

**Preferred Qualifications**

Experience managing microservices/cloud-native projects

Led AI/big data technical initiatives

Open-source contributions or tech community engagement

Basic technical abilities: SQL queries, API documentation interpretation

**We Offer**

• Annual salary: ** 70k-150k** (flexible for exceptional candidates)

• Growth: Tech conference + certification reimbursement

• Flexibility: Remote work + flexi hours

• Engineering culture: Flat hierarchy, technical ownership,