Software Engineering Manager to MiTek Skellefteå

We are growing and are now looking for a dynamic and motivated Software Engineering Manager responsible for managing the Swedish Software Development team of 6 engineers. This is a multi-function role, and your primary objective will be to deliver a great leadership for a great team, as well as taking part in the hands-on work.

Job Summary
As a manager you will be responsible for all people management tasks including continuous dialog and feedback with the team members in 1on1’s, performance reviews and in general helping people and the team to grow. This includes motivating team members, being a coach or a mentor using an individual approach and bring new ideas to the table. You will be a problem solver with a helicopter view within and outside of your team.

We also want our managers to take part in the hands-on work as well, but this part depends on who you are. Most likely you are a meticulous software developer that can either work together with your team in C# with our software Pamir, or in adjacent areas like a full stack developer. Other variants are also possible (UX, Agile and many more) since your passion and profile play an important part.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
-Cultivate a strong development team through deliberately creating a culture of growth.
-Support your team using coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development.
-Drive development and strategy for the team.
-Provide vision, goals, and motivation to the team and others.
-Provide technical guidance, assistance, and contributions to the team.
-Explore and relay opportunities for innovation and improvement.
-Help the entire company to improve and evolve.
-Interact with the global MiTek group and our customers.

Requirements and Experience
To perform well in this role, you need to be a great listener and be sympathetic whilst using straightforward communication. It is key that you have a background and experience in Software Development and/or Software Engineering in some way, to understand your team and their daily work. Because MiTek is an international company, it is required that you communicate fluently in English. It is an advantage if you also know Swedish.

Qualified candidates ideally also possess the following:
-Working knowledge of Agile software development.
-Relevant manager experience.
-Having a growth mindset - embrace challenges and celebrate wins as well as failures.
-Dedication for creating a culture for individual growth and cultivating a team spirit.
-Have a passion for creating an energetic environment where developers thrive and achieve their full potential.

About the company
MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions. In 1955, MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today, MiTek delivers software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions that enable the building industry to?improve efficiencies by optimizing?the balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5,600 team members worldwide, MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs, makes, and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001, MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation. Learn more at www.mitekab.se & www.mii.com.

In Skellefteå, the staff is divided into a team of designers and a team of software developers and engineers. We are currently 21 employees and growing. This position, as Software Engineering Manager, is part of that growth.

About Wikan Personal
Wikan Personal is an authorized and established staffing and recruitment company. With local roots, we want to help companies and organizations with competent and well-motivated staff. Wikan has offices in 15 locations in Sweden, a turnover of approx. 450 MSEK and around 1,000 employees. Read more at www.wikan.se

Contact information
Form of employment: Permanent employment, we apply a 6-month probationary employment in the beginning
Scope: Full-time
Access: Soon, by agreement.
Location: Preferably Skellefteå

Last application date: 2022-11-01

MiTek Industries AB Skellefteå collaborates with Wikan Personnel in this recruitment. If the description fits you, you are welcome to submit your application via the link on Wikan's website. Feel free to contact recruitment consultant Irma Öhlund with any questions, e-mail: irma@wikan.se or telephone: 0910-77 09 83

MiTek strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

Welcome!