Software People Manager

At Evolve today we offer complex Human Resources services, from business consulting to headhunting and recruitment. We have extensive experience in finding talented professionals, for a variety of industries, especially in the IT sector.
We started with a dream: to create a Human Resources company with a strong, unique profile on the market, deeply shaped by our core values: commitment to performance, professionalism, a balanced approach and deep satisfaction for our clients.
From that moment, we nurtured special relationships and we continuously evolved, being flexible, but staying true to our values. We aim higher and higher and we invite you to EVOLVE with us!

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Software People Manager that will be involved in rewriting the backend of a huge live streaming platform towards SaaS architecture.

You are passionate about technology; you have worked as a developer who has moved into a management role. You are comfortable working alongside senior architects and project managers to lead your team in delivering scalable, secure, and quality products. You have years of experience managing multiple streams of activity simultaneously, you know how to break through roadblocks your team might hit, and you know how to provide accurate and timely updates to work activities.

Our business partner is an innovative internet development company, with international experience in building and maintaining web-based projects. Their main project is a platform that must cope with heavy traffic (55 million unique users/month, 380 million page views, 25 million concurrent users every second), it has included a live video streaming (webRTC, HLS) and fast loading website. It has over 120 microservices built so far.


Requirements

At least 1+ year of experience as a People Manager or similar role
Previous experience as a hands-on Software Engineer (Java would be preferred)
A deep understanding of the software development life cycle, and a track record of shipping software on time
Understanding of web technologies, as well as of coding concepts
Knowledgeable of Architecture and Design Patterns.
Experience using Jira for Agile project management
A passion for people management and mentorship
Builds trust easily and effortlessly to assume a leadership role
Creative thinker and problem solver
You are self-motivated and a driven contributor who gets things done
You are well organized and detail-oriented

What you will be doing

Be a People Manager! This includes: 1 to 1 meeting, career path, yearly performance assessment
Interview and hire the right talent for the team in close collaboration with Team Leads, Developers, HR, etc.
Evaluate individual performance and identify personal development paths and plans for further development of our employees
Actively listen and demonstrate a genuine interest in the team, listen closely to the feedback, concerns, and observations of the team
Update and manage Development Methodology
Identify global issues hindering productivity and craft a plan to remove them
Manage and monitor technical metrics
Be the point of contact with different business partners
Act as an Agile Evangelist to form self-empowered teams
Manage the Incident Intervention Team
Monitor and manage the incidents.