Lead Development Manager

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Role Summary

Lead Development Manager

strong leadership, deep technical understanding, and strict accountability

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software developers (frontend, backend, full-stack).
• Assign work based on skillsets, project priorities, and timelines.
• Conduct regular

  one-on-one meetings

  , performance evaluations, and feedback sessions.
• Identify skill gaps and plan training, mentoring, and upskilling.
• Handle performance issues, discipline, and corrective actions as per company policy.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

2. Delivery & Project Ownership

• Own complete project delivery from requirement understanding to production release.
• Break down requirements into tasks, define milestones, and track progress.
• Ensure accurate estimations, sprint planning, and deadline adherence.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and blockers; resolve them efficiently.
• Ensure minimal rework and maximum delivery efficiency.

3. Technical Oversight & Architecture

• Review and approve system architecture, database design, APIs, and integrations.
• Enforce coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
• Oversee and participate in

  code reviews

  to maintain quality and consistency.
• Guide developers on design patterns, performance optimization, and scalability.
• Take final technical decisions in alignment with company standards.

4. Quality, Process & Compliance

• Define and improve development processes (Agile / Scrum / Kanban as applicable).
• Ensure proper usage of version control, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows.
• Enforce testing standards (unit, integration, regression, UAT coordination).
• Ensure documentation of systems, APIs, and development guidelines.
• Maintain compliance with data security, confidentiality, and company policies.

5. Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Coordination

• Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, Support, and Management teams.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical deliverables.
• Provide regular progress updates, risks, and reports to management.
• Participate in client or internal technical discussions when required.

6. Ownership & Accountability

• Take full accountability for team output, timelines, and production stability.
• Ensure quick resolution of production issues and root-cause analysis.
• Maintain high availability, performance, and reliability of systems.
• Act in the best interest of the company at all times.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience in modern development stacks
• (e.g., .NET / Angular / databases).
• Solid understanding of system architecture, API design, and integrations.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, Docker, CI/CD, and deployment practices.

Leadership & Management Skills

• Proven experience leading and managing development teams.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and ownership mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance technical depth with business priorities.

Experience

• 7–12+ years

  of software development experience.

• 3–6+ years

  in a leadership role (Team Lead / Development Manager).
• Experience in product-based or SaaS environments preferred.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• On-time and quality delivery of projects
• Code quality and system stability
• Team productivity, performance, and retention
• Reduction in bugs, rework, and production issues
• Stakeholder and management satisfaction

What the Company Expects

• High ownership and accountability
• Zero tolerance for missed commitments
• Strong ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Continuous learning and improvement mindset