Practice Lead - Software Engineer.

Our Why 

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow. 

A bit about Smartly, a Datacom company

We exist to make it simpler for Kiwi businesses to look after their people. We’re known as the simple way to sort your payroll for over 20,000 businesses. Our slick software combined with our awesome support team help businesses pay their people on time, accurately and in line with legislation. As a fast-growing FinTech expanding into adjacent markets, Smartly offers a fast paced, fun work environment with great opportunities for personal and professional development.

About the Role (your why)

Datacom is on the lookout for a Software Engineering Practice Lead to join our Smartly Team. You will be a line manager of between 6 to 12 software engineers. You will also support, lead and coach one of our cross functional Agile teams to become self-organised, as well as facilitate impediment clearing and protecting the team from outside distractions. You will be continually facilitating the Agile team to reflect on their delivery and find ways to continually improve.

Our ideal candidate will have experience with people management, Agile methodologies or have worked in Agile environments and have software development experience (ideally in C# . NET and/or React).

What you’ll bring

You will be passionate about software engineering and building great teams, bringing a wealth of software development and people management experiences, and have exceptional understanding of principles and practices. Excellent communication skills, with a strong focus on helping create cohesive, collaborative, and productive virtual teams.

What you’ll do

• Organise, lead, and support an Agile squad. This may include facilitating some of the Agile ceremonies.
• Manage, coach and mentor software engineers. Have responsibility of all elements of managing people including giving them guidance with their career pathways.
• Work with the Product Owner, Business Analyst, QA Practice Lead and product squads to deliver customer outcomes.
• Support the Dev Leads by assisting the more junior engineers with their day-to-day work.
• Work with other Practice Leads in the business to share ideas and build processes and practices to help create better collaboration in the wider team and product quality.

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.