Software Engineering Manager

LOCATION: Barcelona office (3 days office – 2 working from home)

Are you ready to make a big impact? Join Evinova, a new health tech business part of the AstraZeneca Group, and be part of the team that will eliminate cancer as a cause of death. We're looking for an innovative, decisive, and transformative Software Engineering Manager to help us transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data, and groundbreaking ways of working. If you're excited to use technology to improve patients’ health, this is the opportunity for you!

Accountabilities:
As our Software Engineering Manager, you will be instrumental in managing software engineers in our cross-functional team, Unify. We’re leading a software to connect patients with medical trials. Evinova has more than 15 software engineering teams in multiple locations: Sweden, UK, Bulgaria, USA and Spain. This role will contribute in scaling our Apps and SaaS platform features.

Essential Skills/Experience:

- Computer Science or similar degree
- More than 5+ years of Software development experience
- More than 5+ years leading software engineers
- Fully comfortable working with mobile Apps
- Fully comfortable working with backend development, microservices and cloud infrastructure
- Solid computer science foundations: algorithms and data structures
- Good understanding of Software Design Patterns & Object-Oriented Programming
- Solid understanding of system architecture (backend, web and mobile)
- Worked with the version management tool GIT
- Awareness of DevOps best practices and experience with CI/CD tools.
- Coaching and mentoring software engineers
- Co-lead the team with the Product owner
- Enthusiastic using agile methodologies: scrum, kanban or xp
- Great communication skills in English (verbal and written)
- You have a patient-focused mindset.
- You enjoy collaborating and pairing with other managers.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Motivated and able to achieve deadlines leading talented software engineers
- Team player and leading by example
- Embrace conflicts as an opportunity to grow
- Fully comfortable working with teammates located worldwide.
- Solid communication skills and team-working capability
- Positive and logical approach together with a willingness to learn.
- Attention to detail and a passion for spreading the quality among teammates.
- Enthusiastic and fun to work with
- A desire to work with a fresh, dynamic and digital health brand

Desirable
- Experience with Python and SQL 

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we follow the science and pioneer new frontiers. Join our dedicated Oncology team, with an ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. It's our big vision that unites and inspires us. With multiple indications and high-quality molecules at all stages of our innovative pipeline, we keep pushing forward. Fusing cutting-edge science with the latest technology to achieve breakthroughs. Backed by investment, we are aiming to deliver 6 new molecular entities by 2025.

A place built on courage, curiosity and collaboration. we make bold decisions driven by patient outcomes. Empowered to lead at every level, free to ask questions and take smart risks that write the next chapter for our pipeline and Oncology team.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.