Job Title : Manager Software Development

Company : Stryker

Location : Gurugram (Onsite)

Experience : 12-20 Years (4+ years of people management preferred)

Employment Type : Full-Time

What you will do :

- Experience with managing the Software development including embedded and IOS applications.

- Create a long term strategy for the SW development function and drive functional excellence initiatives to deliver high-quality R&D functional deliverables, and ensures technical excellence for product or technology development.

- Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches.

- Guide the team on Agile development process, including planning, code reviews, code hygiene, and alignment with important product releases.

- Collaborate with SW test, PM's, SW Quality, DevOps and divisional leaders to anticipate and mitigate the foreseeable concerns from the projects.

- Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high-quality staff.

- Coordinates sessions with project managers/core team leaders to look for opportunities for staff to learn about new initiatives or volunteer on new projects.

What you will need :

Mandatory Qualifications :

- Masters or bachelors in computer science or related field.

- 12+ years applicable experience, with 4+ years direct people management experience preferred.

- Good level of understanding of experience in, and ability to mentor in one's own technical/functional disciplines.

- Proficient in embedded C++ software development for safety-critical medical console devices.

- Strong experience with IOS and Embedded Linux platforms, including BSP integration and kernel configuration.

- Solid understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), including task scheduling and interrupt handling.

- Hands-on expertise with C++ Linux application development, including IPC, memory management, and system-level optimization.

- In-depth knowledge of software architecture principles, specifically Embedded Software.

- Strong experience with device connectivity protocols including UART, CAN bus, SPI, I2C, and USB for inter-device and peripheral communication.

- Familiarity with the Yocto Project for building and customizing embedded Linux distributions for target hardware platforms.

- Good communication skills and ability to work in Agile development environments.

- Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives, and managing team member performance.

- General knowledge of the healthcare market and competitors.

- Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Track record of building and delivering solutions based on a solid understanding of customer needs.

- Results-driven, hands-on approach to the full product life cycle from architecture development to product implementation.

- A passion for the end-to-end development of quality software products.

- Excellent troubleshooting and debugging, communications, and documentation skills.

- Resourceful and able to solve complex problems through adapting technology and a deep understanding of product architecture.

- Additionally, hands-on experience in optimizing microservices for performance, scalability, and security would be considered a significant asset, further enhancing the candidate's suitability for the role.