Manager SW Dev Engr. for Reference Arch and Platform – Lead

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the Team:

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Software Development Lead to spearhead the establishment and growth of our new R&D Software design center in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India. This role is crucial in setting up our software development and test operations, seeking out the best talent to join in our mission, and fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and collaboration.

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight, guiding the direction of our software product development and test automation initiatives. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the future of our R&D reference arch and platform software efforts in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. You will play a crucial role in the creation of new products and features, driving forward our technological advancements and market competitiveness. The portfolio you will be delivering includes mobile apps (iOS and Android), cloud-based data platforms, web applications, software test frameworks, automation, and test scripts.

Where you come in:

• Support the ramp up, participate in interviews, hiring decisions, and serves as a technical lead over a team of developers to assist in delivering on software products.
• Lead the daily operations of the offshore development center including hiring, onboard, training and performance management.
• Build and lead engaged team that is accountable and meets project deliverables.
• Establish seamless communication channels between India and stakeholders in San Diego and Portland.
• Serve as the primary conduit for India issues facilitating efficient resolution and communication with stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership to team in India.
• Demonstrated proficiency in leading global teams and managing across time zones and cultures.
• Drive process improvements to reduce the overall product defect rate and increase efficiency.
• Participate in software requirements and design reviews and provides feedback on the software requirements and design specifications.
• Establish and oversee processes to develop test documentation in support of accurate and objective evidence for the QMS system.
• Manage compliance of the software testing procedures with regulatory guidance and industry accepted best practices including risk analysis.
• Create best practices and departmental guidelines for testing methods supporting comprehensive automation and overall software product testing.
• Continually review staffing levels for Test Engineering Team; recruit, hire or engage 3rd appropriate party contractors to support ongoing and anticipated work; drive high performing team culture based on ownership and collaboration.
• Ability to be hands on in software development and testing.

What makes you successful:

• Proven ability solving complex problems, with the ability to get to true problem that needs to be solved and foresee problems and proactively mitigate before they happen.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and communicate those prioritize to the team.
• Technical Maestro: Your expertise in development sets the stage for creating exceptional digital experiences.
• Visionary Leader: Your portfolio highlights a series of well-orchestrated projects, reflecting your flair for turning visions into market successes.
• Problem-Solver & Innovator: Renowned for your ability to navigate complexities and drive continuous improvement, you enhance our development practices and product quality.
• Great Communicator: You possess exceptional communication skills, adept at articulating complex technical concepts and fostering strong collaborations, ensuring clarity and alignment across all team and stakeholder interactions.
• Skilled Presenter: With your ability to captivate and engage, you are adept at presenting ideas and progress compellingly to stakeholders at all levels, including executives, ensuring buy-in and support for your vision and projects.
• Analytical Strategist: Leveraging analytics, you preempt challenges and drive system performance, ensuring our solutions are always a step ahead.
• Track record of recruiting exceptional talent and building high performing teams to include managing, mentoring and motivating employees.
• Strong ability to access talent and ensure the organization is structured and staffed to successfully deliver on objectives.
• Effective oral and written communication, with strong presentation abilities in both small and large settings, adept at engaging with stakeholders at all organizational levels, including senior leadership.
• Ability to lead people, teams, and projects to deliver comprehensive testing and automation across software products in multiple sites and geographies.
• Experience developing and testing digital and mobile products including for performance, security, and compliance.
• Experience in Kotlin, Swift, mobile app development, cloud technologies and testing.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, including Kotlin SDK, Python, Ruby, Java, C#,.net.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment including managing multiple projects.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity – efficiently change plans quickly to meet the changing needs of the business and projects in an agile way.
• Highly collaborative able to reach across the organization to understand needs and how to address them

Experience and Education:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree with 10+ years of industry experience.
• 7+ years of years of successful leadership experience in relevant industry.

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