Job description
Description
We create digital momentum in the organizations we work with. We do this by helping them build better digital products. Realizing the next phase of an organizations digital journey requires more than just great technology. At gravity9, we have a different approach. With deep experience and personality, our team of designers and engineers unite art and science, to realize the next chapter in an organizations digital journey. We are just getting started!
Role Description
Due to gravity9’s rapid growth, we are currently seeking to make another strategic hire in North America! We are in search of an individual capable of spearheading interactions with our clients. This position entails serving as the primary contact with the accountability for delivery, fostering client relationships, and supervising the team responsible for the tasks. The responsibilities also include technical leadership, getting your hands dirty with code, and effective stakeholder management through close collaboration with clients. Throughout the engagement, the role requires working closely with the client’s internal staff and product teams, serving as their strategic delivery partner and trusted advisor.
We believe small, multi-disciplinary teams are most effective in delivering complex change of this nature. As such, this is a crucial role and will require flexibility and the ability to take on different responsibilities over the lifetime of the engagement.
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Interaction with stakeholders, ensuring expectations are managed and business goals are understood
Supporting the sales team with pre-sales activities (mainly related to pre-sales architecture for potential clients and understanding their needs)
Accountable for the design of the solutions
Overseeing and managing development teams
At least 50% hands-on coding in Java, Node.js OR Python
Occasional business travel
Requirements
Role requirements - technical skills and experience
This position is well-suited for a seasoned Technical Lead with a background in leading client-facing engagements.
Must-have requirements:
Extensive experience in designing and building custom medium/large AND/OR enterprise applications for external clients
Expert in Java
Experience in AWS
Experience in MongoDB OR another NoSQL databses
Experience in microservices architecture
Experience in Python AND/OR Node.js
Team leading and overseeing delivery of a few distributed teams
Nice-to-have requirements:
Experience in Data Migrations
Experience in Kafka (or similar technology)
Role requirements - soft skills
Key attributes and behaviours to succeed in this role will be:
Delivery focus - strong analysis and problem-solving skills. Ability to evaluate, design and implement effective solutions. Flexibility to adapt skills to a spectrum of client engagements, use cases and modes of change delivery
Strong consultant - good at listening and asking questions. Ability to see issues from different perspectives and communicate well
Exemplary standards of personal integrity and respect for others – professional approach to all aspects of client engagement and collaborative team working, able to quickly build relationships based on trust and transparency. Strong presentation and written and verbal communication are essential given the client facing nature of the role
Value driven - Creative thinking, with aptitude for innovation and strong desire to exceed client expectations
Energy – positive attitude and determination to learn and succeed
