**Introduction** A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions. Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career. IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive. **Your role and responsibilities** As a Software Development Manager, you’ll manage software development, enhance product experiences, and scale our team’s capabilities. You’ll manage careers, streamline hiring, collaborate with product, and drive innovation. We seek proactive professionals passionate about team growth, software architecture, coding, and process enhancements. Mastery of frameworks, deployment tech, and cloud APIs is essential as well as adaptability to innovative technologies. Your primary responsibilities include: •Solution Development: Lead the development of innovative solutions to enhance our product and development experience, effectively contributing to making our software better. •Team Growth and Management: Manage the career growth of team members, scale hiring and development processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team. •Strategic Partnership: Partner with product teams to brainstorm ideas and collaborate on delivering an exceptional product, contributing to the overall success of the organization. •Technical Direction: Provide technical guidance by actively participating in architectural discussions, developing code, and advocating for new process improvements to drive innovation and efficiency. •Ownership of Invented Technology: Know customers who use the invented technology. Quantify their consumption rate. Research by collecting their feedback and pivoting the direction of development accordingly. Communicate with the decision makers effectively so that the researched information is reflected in the roadmap. **Required technical and professional expertise** •Programming Proficiency: Experience in a modern programming language (Go, Python, JavaScript, or Ruby). •Agile Management: Proven track-record as a technical advisor in multiple projects within an agile environment. •Cloud Computing: Be familiar with cloud computing technologies such as GCP, AWS, Azure, or Rackspace. •Scalable Solution Design: Firsthand experience in designing and implementing scalable SaaS-based solutions. •Management Experience: Expertise both as a people manager and an individual contributor. **Preferred technical and professional experience** •Cloud Computing: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in cloud computing platforms. •Full-Stack Development Mastery: Expertise in both front-end and back-end development. Business Awareness: Equipped with how business decisions are made or willingness to learn. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.