Head of Software Development

About Compodium
Founded in 1997, Compodium’s mission is to deliver reliable solutions for effective online collaboration to organisations, businesses and governments. This includes Compodium’s flagship product, Vidicue – a secure, encrypted and authenticated video conferencing platform – as well as global video production and streaming services. Headquartered in Sweden, with global operations in the U.K, U.S, Netherlands, Greece, UAE and South Africa.
Compodium provides reliable and secure enterprise unified communications solutions that help businesses and governmental organisations ensure effective collaboration and higher productivity. Offering first class customer service and drawing from more than twenty years of experience, Compodium helps its customers – which include some of the largest healthcare, technology, public sector and financial services organisations – create a meeting culture that agrees with both people and the environment. Compodium offers 24/7 support, with multiple support centres globally offering technical support in 9 languages.

About the position of Head of Software Development
To lead and manage a team of software developers, supporting them in building an industry-leading product using robust architectural practices and innovative software solutions that are fit for purpose.
You will be responsible for leading a team of permanent, contract and outsourced development teams to meet the company’s goals and objectives.
You are responsible for creating and maintaining a professional culture within the team, where individuals take ownership and are fastidious and proud of delivering excellence and quality. Responsible for the quality and technical approach taken by team members, ensuring it is in-line with the company strategy – and that projects are delivered on time and budget, this is a hands-on role where you will be expected to code and to hold the overall technical knowledge around client solutions and platforms.
With a minimum of 8+ years relevant experience, the Head of Development’s responsibility is to engineer Compodium’s solutions that meet our clients’ needs.
The position reports to: COO

Overall, the position holder will:
• Effectively manage relationships with client contacts (client facing) and internal scrum teams
• Work within Compodium’s processes to produce innovative solutions
• Present work and articulate technical executions to management team
• Work alongside the Management Team to improve internal and external testing procedures
• Being the Lead Architect, Developer and Mentor to the development teams while doing some coding alongside them
• Innovation, using the latest technologies
• Overseeing roadmap strategy
• Producing accurate and detailed technical documentation
• Testing work thoroughly against specifications and test plans to avoid errors and re-work Technical skills required:
• Expert knowledge of source control systems (GIT)
• Extensive experience with Javascript, Typescript, Angular, Ionic framework, React Native, Nodejs, Express, REST and NestJS.
• Be a natural born leader, able to translate complex technical concepts into language easy to understand for client and internal team
• Be a strong leader, with a professional attitude and lead by example work ethic
• Be bright, highly self-motivated and driven
• Have the ability to multi-task and stay organised in a dynamic work environment
• Be analytical and inquisitive, with excellent attention to detail
• Be reliable, flexible and cooperative
• Be personable and approachable, with an enthusiastic and motivational nature and an overall passion for Technology Review periods and feedback mechanisms.

Application process
The application process is subject to a background check and may include a reference check. Compodium is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination.