Software Engineering Web Team Lead, Kobo

• Computer Science or Computer Engineering Degree (or equivalent experience)
• Past Scrum Master or Team Lead experience
• Highly technical and able to communicate well with engineers and cross-functional team members
• C#, ASP.NET MVC, WebAPI, RESTful Services, .Net 8 Microservices
• Strong SQL/NoSql understanding and skills
• SOLID Principles and Practices, IoC & TDD
• Some experience with service bus technology e.g. NServiceBus, RabbitMQ
• Some experience with modern JavaScript and CSS frameworks
• Experienced and knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests)
• Comfortable with and enthusiastic about learning new technologies

Desirable

• Rakuten Kobo Ireland is looking for a Team Lead, Software Engineering to join our amazing Web team!
• As a Team Lead, you will have the exciting opportunity to lead talented web development teams, driving the delivery of innovative features that delight readers around the world
• Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in guiding your teams through all aspects of the development lifecycle - from requirements gathering and solution design to implementation, testing, deployment and monitoring
• Our engineers are enthusiastic problem-solvers who work across the full development spectrum, taking full ownership of their work
• As a leader, you will foster a collaborative and high-performing environment across teams, empowering them to deliver exceptional results while ensuring the quality, scalability, and reliability of the solutions we provide to our customers.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers and other teams to align on requirements and priorities
• Propose designs and Proof of Concepts to Architecture team and work with the team to deliver the implementation to Production
• Drive the planning and execution of development tasks, ensuring timely delivery of scalable and maintainable solutions
• Guide and mentor software engineers across multiple teams, fostering growth and ensuring high-quality deliverables
• Communicate clearly and effectively with team mates, Business stakeholders and other development teams in Kobo
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication and continuous improvement

• Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted