Assistant Manager - Application Development

Position Summary

The Assistant Manager - Application Development is responsible for supporting the management of the local and distributed development team. He/she will work under the supervision and guidance from the Manager - Application Development to provide the leadership and direction in the planning, execution, and maintenance of all the web/mobile applications, CRM, Sharepoint, integrations, web hosting and other innovative solutions projects. He/she should provide technical expertise on design, analysis, implementation and management on web/mobile application, CRM, Gaming/Non-Gaming integrations and website architecture. He/she should also provide corresponding strategies aligned with Corporate and IS&T directions and users requirements/expectations.

Primary Responsibility

- Design and develop the processes and standards of the application development service
- Design and develop the policies and coding standards of application development projects and distributed teams
- Work with management to provide the recommendation on application development related initiatives to support the business needs
- Plan and manage the team resources to deliver the highest value in terms of company direction, business needs and technical professionalism
- Estimate and obtain management support for the timeline, budget and resources required to support the application development functions
- Review and approve the application development project's architecture design and implementation approach (native, web and mobile)
- Lead the team to work effectively with alignment to company and departmental directions and plans
- Identify individual objectives for the team members with continuously service level improvement
- Mentor and provide leadership with regular performance evaluations to team members

Requirements

- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent major
- Over 6 years hands-on experience in software/application design, implementation, production deployment and related area
- Proficient at one of the programing languages - .NET/Java/Node.JS/Swift
- Solid knowledge for the whole flow of SDLC cycle and best practices
- Solid experience of Agile/Scrum methodology and implementation is a good plus
- Solid Experience in modern applications (web / mobile) design and development
- Solid Experience in application architecture and enterprise integration
- Ability to motivate the team to work under pressure and high demanding working environment.
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills are required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills with a good ability to communicate in English.
- Communication in Cantonese and/or Mandarin is required.
- Gaming industry experience is a good plus