Our development leaders foster an environment of passion, craftsmanship and innovation within the teams they lead, and own the technical development and delivery of Intelex software products. Managers work with their teams and departmental stakeholders to delight our customers and empower them with industry-leading capabilities and UX! Within their teams, managers build a culture of continuous improvement across development, quality assurance and product delivery!

Our team operates primarily within the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone. Candidates should be prepared to work in alignment with this time zone.

Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Provide direct management of SW Developers across multiple Scrum Teams (typically 2-3 teams).

• Works closely with developers to break down business requirements into work items within the scope of multiple development teams.

• Works with R&D leadership to develop and monitor KPIs, metrics and achievements that lead development teams to success.

• Proactively identifies gaps in technology, process, product, and team workflow and acts independently to coordinate resourcing and work items to solve these problems across multiple teams.

• Identifies and leads departmental initiatives to improve technology, process, team workflow and product, with the aim of implementing standard methodologies to optimize development cycles as well as increase predictability and product quality.

• Manages performance and leadership development of their direct reports.

• Coaches and mentors members of multiple teams and manages their professional development.

• Works in an agile team environment that practices continuous improvement when planning, estimating, and building software.

• Facilitates and manages delivery of project commitments by working proactively with product management and other key collaborators to identify and navigate obstacles to effectively implement the product roadmap and other significant deliverables.

• Collaborates with cross-functional project teams including Architects, QA, Product Management, and others to please our clients.

• Coordinates building key performance goals for functions and direct reports.

• Supervises key hiring and talent development programs to build a premier engineering team that develops and delivers high quality industry leading EHSQ software in a timely fashion.

• Ensures the development of tactical programs to pursue strategic goals and objectives.

• Fosters a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, and customer focus and a fun work environment while continuously elevating the quality and calibre of our R&D organization.

• Drives Fortive Business System (FBS) as a practitioner and leader.

Organizational Alignment

Reports to the Senior Director, Engineering

Qualifications

Skills & Work Traits

• Great attitude and work ethic that inspires others in the organization.

• Team builder – identify and develop the skills, competencies & behaviours within the software engineering team to support continued rapid growth of the business.

• Great teammate - develop strong collaboration with peers across the organization, including product management, customer support, sales, and information assurance.

• Disciplined – work closely with peer functions to ensure predictable and reliable achievement of objectives (e.g., roadmap execution, budgets, etc.).

• Highly motivated, proactive, creative, and self-directed with a commitment to excellence.

• Preference for collaborative work within an agile practice.

• Exceptional analysis and troubleshooting skills, and persistence in solving problems.

• Active interest and participation in DevOps as a culture.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and participating in a culture of writing things down.

• Exceptional research skills combined with the ability to generate options to make technology and architectural decisions.

• Able to switch context between the big picture and the details to identify and evangelize the creation of effective user experiences.

• Proven ability to coach and mentor developers of all levels.

• Analytical and data oriented – taking data and turning it into insight.

• Process oriented and comfortable with technology tools and systems to drive process efficiencies and improvements.

• Ability to lead change and turn something that is ambiguous into something that is structured (comfort with ambiguity and change in general).

• Strong critical thinking skills and attention-to-detail with ability to quickly catch pitfalls and potential issues.

• Leader that will embrace Fortive Business System and tools to drive growth.

Technical Competencies

• Expertise developing large scale web applications and a thorough understanding of common architecture choices for them.

• Expertise with the concepts and building blocks of large-scale applications including messaging systems, load balancing, microservice architecture, and production telemetry.

• Understands DevOps pipelines and cloud deployment tools like Kubernetes or equivalent technologies.

• Previous experience in full stack development across different technical stacks including JavaScript (ReactJS / Webpack), server (.net framework, .net core), and cloud (AWS, Azure) or equivalent experience.

• Previous experience with mobile applications.

• Previous experience with relational/non-relational database like SQL Server or MongoDB.

• A solid understanding of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) principles.

• A solid understanding of object-oriented programming and microservices.

• Self-guided learning of new tools, technologies, and stacks.

• Able to switch context between tge big picture and the details to identify and evangelize the creation of effective user experiences.

Experience

Required:

• 5+ years of experience coding and delivering software as a team member.

• 2+ years of experience leading software development teams.

• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Scrum development methodology and in leading Agile Scrum development teams.

Preferred:

• 10+ years of professional experience preferred.

• Professional experience within a software product or SaaS organization preferred.

Education

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree and/or vendor certifications (such as Microsoft Certified Professional) valued.

Other Requirements

Please note that this role requires a satisfactory Criminal Background Check and Public Safety Verification.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 99,700.00 - 185,000.00. Base pay offered may vary depending on various factors, including, but not limited to: job-related knowledge; skills; experience; and other eligibility factors such as geographic location. The Total Rewards package includes competitive base pay and an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and several programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.