Development Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Serbia, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Lead and provide technical direction for Sedona Digital's engineering teams while fostering a culture of collaboration.

• Manage developers across various technologies through regular one-on-one meetings, setting objectives, planning development, providing feedback, and engaging in career discussions.

• Establish a nurturing environment with well-defined expectations, prompt coaching, and opportunities for growth.

• Offer technology-agnostic leadership on aspects such as design, quality, maintainability, testing, security, and delivery methodologies.

• Collaborate with senior engineers, architects, practice leads, and subject-matter experts for in-depth technology-specific insights.

• Assess team capacity, identify delivery risks, ensure wellbeing, and recognize development needs; escalate issues and follow through with solutions.

• Assist with onboarding processes, probation evaluations, performance discussions, and internal advancement.

• Advocate for consistent engineering practices and facilitate knowledge sharing across teams, clients, and technology stacks.

• Engage in recruitment and assessment processes, particularly for junior and mid-level engineering positions.

• Balance leadership responsibilities with contributions to delivery based on team and engagement requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in software engineering across one or more technology stacks, coupled with the ability to lead effectively across various technologies.

• Proven experience in mentoring, coaching, or supporting the professional growth of fellow engineers.

• Strong and adaptable communication skills, with the confidence to provide feedback, navigate challenging conversations, and unite individuals around practical outcomes.

• Comprehensive understanding of contemporary engineering practices, encompassing code quality, testing, source control, secure development, continuous delivery, and operational ownership.

• Capability to grasp unfamiliar technical environments, pose effective questions, and engage the right specialists rather than relying solely on a preferred technology.

• Fair, consistent, and people-oriented approach, with excellent organizational skills and dependable follow-through.

• Prior formal line management experience is advantageous but not mandatory; candidates should demonstrate leadership potential and a sincere commitment to developing others.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote/home working flexibility.

• Potential to transition into a formal leadership role.

• Opportunity to influence engineering teams and technology stacks.

• Continuous leadership, coaching, and technical development opportunities.

• Exposure to complex, global client projects.

• Chance to help shape engineering standards and career advancement within Sedona Digital.

• Fun budget allocated for team-building events.