(A) Head of Web Development

About the job (A) Head of Web Development

Position: Head of Web Development (Band 3)

Key Criteria:

• Extensive software application experience; experience with simple web content websites will not be sufficient.
• Exposure to core web technologies such as Angular and microservices.
• Must have technical leadership or coaching experience to lead 10-30 web researchers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in web technologies and web product development.
• Expert in web platform development, full stack technologies, front end architecture, containers, microservices design, and deployment.
• Experienced in Agile methodology and design thinking.
• Experienced in setting up CI/CD (branching, unit test automation, system test automation, and deployment).
• Expertise in web frameworks such as Flutter, React, and Vue is a plus.
• Expertise in backend and database technologies such as Linux, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Nest.js is a plus.
• Experience in full stack development, micro frontends, AI, and VR development is a plus.
• Strong business acumen, analytical, and people influencing skills.

Job Description:

• Lead web researchers including talent acquisition, development, coaching, and mentoring.
• Develop technology roadmaps for all web-related products.
• Build capability and competency of web researchers to meet the demands of upcoming projects.
• Provide leadership and expertise to researchers in web-related product innovation, including:
• Development of web development best practices.
• Research & development of web systems architecture considering non-functional requirements (test automation, security, scalability, performance, etc).
• Review and coach web researchers on system design and appropriate software frameworks and tools.
• Review and coach web researchers on relevant engineering practices and documentation.
• Assist product managers in project proposals that require web expertise.
• Provide guidance to web developers on web-related issues.