Sr Software Engineer

Job Title - Technical SW Project Manager/Sr Software Engineer

Location - Minneapolis Minnesota 55432

Duration - 8+ months contract

3 skills sets required?

• Hands-on experience in mobile software development
• Experience creating and managing backlogs, tracking execution, and driving delivery
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams

3 main responsibilities/day to day activities required for this role?

• Own end-to-end delivery of an assigned mobile software release
• Translate product features and requirements into structured, execution-ready backlogs and user stories
• Track delivery metrics and drive execution discipline across development and test teams

A Day in the Life

• Own end-to-end delivery of an assigned mobile software release
• Translate product features and requirements into structured, execution-ready backlogs and user stories
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and overall release planning
• Approve and accept completed work in the ALM system using technical and quality judgment
• Apply technical judgment to evaluate approaches, challenge assumptions, and ensure architectural alignment and quality
• Partner with Product Engineering, Development, and Test Leads to ensure scope clarity, accurate task breakdown, and alignment with product intent
• Support prioritization discussions and maintain alignment with product strategy and system dependencies
• Identify risks and dependencies and drive mitigation plans
• Track delivery metrics and drive execution discipline across development and test teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders and communicate status, risks, and dependencies to leadership
• Ensure compliance with quality systems and software lifecycle processes
• Support regulatory deliverables in collaboration with engineering and test leads
• Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent with 5 to 8 years of managing delivery of advanced applications for mobile platform.
• Hands-on experience in mobile software development
• Android development experience (Kotlin or Java); familiarity with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMM) is a plus
• Understanding of mobile testing strategies and quality practices
• Experience working in Agile/Sprint-based development environments
• Ability to work at both technical detail and release-level view
• Experience creating and managing backlogs, tracking execution, and driving delivery
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to deal with ambiguity

Nice to Have

• Good understanding of Continuous Integration environments (Jenkins, Bamboo, ElectricCloud)
• Experience with iOS platforms.
• Experience with configuration management tools and best practices (GIT, SVN, etc.).
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize while managing multiple projects and day to day responsibilities
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

Apply here or email me at [email protected]