Job Title: Application Development Manager

Company Name: Censis Technologies

Job Url: https://fortive.eightfold.ai/careers/job/893392560514?domain=fortive.com&jr_id=699bc872e0bddb6acaca91a5

Job Description: The Application Development Manager will lead one or more agile scrum teams in Product Development at Censis Technologies. This is a "working manager" role, requiring active participation in the development process, code reviews, and technical decision-making. The ideal candidate is a proven people manager with a strong technical background, who is passionate about software development, stays current with industry standards, and is eager to experiment with new technologies. Preference will be given to candidates with experience leveraging AI to improve efficiency in the SDLC, as well as those with Scrum Master experience or certification. Candidates should have hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern platforms, including GitHub CoPilot and M365 Copilot, and familiarity with Jira, Confluence, AWS, GitHub and Bitbucket. Experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular.js and Vue.js, as well as SQL, C#, and .NET for backend development (e.g., ASP.NET Core microservices and Web APIs), is highly preferred.

Specific Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and mentor a team of up to Developers and QA designing, building, and maintaining software applications. 
Foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous learning. 
Actively participate in coding and code reviews to ensure technical excellence. 
Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders on release planning and delivery. 
Ensure agile best practices are followed, including facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives[HG3] , and Refinements).
Set, track, and manage team KPIs and performance metrics (velocity, burndown charts, etc.). 
Develop and refine standardized development processes, incorporating lessons learned and industry trends. 
Oversee project planning, resource allocation, and coordination of development staff. 
Hire, evaluate, and address performance issues within the team. 
Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, and implementation. 
Champion AI-enabled practices across the SDLC (e.g., code generation, test automation, documentation acceleration). 
Remove obstacles to team progress and drive continuous improvement. 
Promote transparency, collaboration, and accountability within development teams.