Motion Technologies Inc

Key Responsibilities of a Scrum Master

1. Facilitating Scrum Events

• Organize and lead daily stand-ups (Daily Scrum) to track progress.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, ensuring the team picks the right workload.
• Conduct Sprint Reviews to showcase work and gather feedback.
• Lead Sprint Retrospectives to improve team performance.

2. Coaching the Team

• Help the team understand and follow Agile principles and Scrum values.
• Guide team members in self-organization and accountability.
• Ensure the team maintains a sustainable pace and avoids burnout.

3. Removing Impediments

• Identify and eliminate obstacles that slow down development.
• Shield the team from unnecessary distractions or external pressure.
• Work with stakeholders to resolve conflicts or bottlenecks.

4. Supporting Business Analyst

• Assist the Business Analyst in managing the Product Backlog.
• Ensure clear and effective communication between the teams 
• Help refine and prioritize backlog items for smooth development.

5. Promoting Continuous Improvement

• Encourage the team to adopt best practices and process improvements.
• Analyze team performance metrics and suggest optimizations.
• Foster a culture of transparency, trust, and open communication.

6. Ensuring Agile Compliance & Framework Adoption

• Ensure the team adheres to Agile principles and Scrum rules.
• Provide training on Scrum to new team members 

7. Conflict Resolution & Team Building

• Mediate conflicts between team members.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Encourage feedback loops and open discussions.

1. Understanding Requirements:

• Reviewing Product Documentation: Thoroughly reviewing requirement documents, user stories, and business specifications to understand the features and expected functionality of the software.
• Clarifying Requirements: Engaging with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to clarify any ambiguities in the requirements.

2. Test Planning:

• Creating Test Cases: Writing detailed test cases to cover all aspects of the functionality, including edge cases, based on the requirement documents.
• Defining Test Scenarios: Identifying and defining different testing scenarios that the product may be exposed to during real-world use.
• Test Data Preparation: Preparing the necessary test data for executing test cases.

3. Test Execution:

• Manual Testing: Executing test cases manually to ensure the software works as expected. This involves testing various features, workflows, and integrations.
• Regression Testing: Performing regression testing to verify that new code changes do not negatively impact the existing functionality.
• Exploratory Testing: Conducting exploratory testing to uncover unexpected issues and gain deeper insights into the software's behavior.
• Usability Testing: Ensuring that the user interface is intuitive and the user experience is positive.
• Cross-Browser Testing: Testing the application across different browsers and devices (if applicable).

4. Bug Identification and Reporting:

• Defect Tracking: Identifying, logging, and tracking bugs and defects in a bug tracking system (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla).
• Reproducing Issues: Reproducing the issues in a consistent manner to help developers understand the problem.
• Clear Reporting: Writing clear, concise, and detailed bug reports, including steps to reproduce, expected behavior, and actual behavior, as well as environment details.

5. Collaboration and Communication:

• Communication with Developers: Working closely with developers to explain defects, assist with reproducing issues, and verify fixes.
• Collaboration with Product Teams: Engaging with product managers and designers to ensure that requirements are being met and that the product aligns with user needs.
• Providing Feedback: Offering feedback to improve product quality, usability, and performance.

6. Test Documentation:

• Test Case Documentation: Documenting test cases, results, and any issues encountered during the testing process.
• Test Reports: Generating test summary reports that provide insight into the testing status, including the number of test cases passed/failed and the defects found.

7. Continuous Improvement:

• Suggesting Process Improvements: Proactively suggesting ways to improve testing processes, workflows, or automation practices (if applicable).

• Learning New Skills: Keeping up with the latest testing techniques, tools, and industry trends to continuously improve testing skills and product quality.

   

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and document detailed architecture and specifications for systems and applications, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Lead development teams through guidance, mentorship, and influence, as well as governance to implement designs that meet the architectural framework.
• Provide input on tools and frameworks to enhance business and technical capabilities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to refine solutions, and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Support the establishment of best practices and standards for architecture and development processes.
• Assist in identifying potential risks associated with architectural decisions and propose mitigation strategies.
• Offer technical expertise and collaborate with engineering teams to implement architectural solutions effectively.
• Advise senior leadership on architectural strategies and emerging technologies, providing insights to support informed decision-making and alignment with business objectives.
• Design, code, configure, integrate, and test architecture interfaces.
• Perform software/technology build, test, and deployment activities.
• Refine and enhance software/system architecture and framework.
• Provide recommendations on various approaches to solving technical problems.
• Research and recommend new product ideas/innovations and proposals on new and emerging technologies.

• Perform design reviews, and technical and architectural audits of complex projects.

   

  REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software architecture and design.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages and architectural patterns and a strong understanding of software development life cycles and agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with security best practices, compliance standards, and scalable system design.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Demonstrated analytical and strategic thinking skills to address complex challenges.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coding and Developing:

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Develop software features, or applications according to project requirements and design specifications.
• Collaborate with other developers to ensure code consistency and adherence to coding standards.
• Analyze and solve technical challenges and issues that arise during the development process.
• Debug and troubleshoot code to identify and resolve bugs and errors. 

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the development team.
• Make informed decisions on technology choices, architecture, and design patterns.
• Set and enforce coding standards, best practices, and development methodologies.
• Owns all technical meetings and general technical tasks.
• Delegate and assign tasks to developers if needed.

Project Planning:

• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to understand project requirements and goals.
• Initiate scope estimation with the dev team, and inform a direct manager of the timeline possible.

Technical Problem Solving:

• Assist the team in troubleshooting complex technical issues and making informed decisions to resolve them.
• Offer expertise in finding solutions to technical challenges and roadblocks.

Mentoring and Coaching:

• Mentor developers, providing guidance, support, and opportunities for skill development.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

Architecture and Design:

• Collaborate with the team to define the overall system architecture and design.
• Ensure that architectural decisions are in line with project requirements and long-term goals.

Technical Debt Management:

• Identify and address technical debt by creating tickets, and prioritizing refactoring, code improvements, and maintenance tasks.

Risk Management:

• Identify technical risks and propose strategies to mitigate them.
• Monitor potential challenges and work to prevent them from derailing the project.

Innovation and Best Practices:

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices.
• Introduce innovative ideas and practices to improve development processes.

Documentation:

• Ensure that technical documentation, such as architecture diagrams and design documents are in place, up to date, and accessible to the team.
• Initiate meetings to present technical solutions to the teams

Continuous Improvement:

• Facilitate retrospectives and discussions to identify areas for improvement in development processes, tools, and collaboration.

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Strong experience and understanding of Flutter: Deep knowledge of Flutter’s structure, life-cycle, and development practices.
• Proficiency in Reactive Programming: Solid grasp of reactive programming principles and techniques.
• Experience with Flutter and Redux: Expertise in state management using Redux with Flutter.
• Strong knowledge of OOP/SOLID principles: Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles for writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Experience with RESTful APIs: Familiarity with consuming and integrating RESTful APIs into Flutter applications.
• Understanding of Agile Development Life-cycle: Experience working in Agile environments, contributing to iterative and collaborative product development.

Responsibility:

• Full Development Life-cycle Involvement: Participate actively in all phases of the software development life-cycle.
• Code Quality & Efficiency: Write well-structured, clean, and efficient code that is both testable and maintainable, ensuring high-quality development practices.
• Issue Resolution & Feature Addition: Troubleshoot and resolve any issues in the system while continuously adding new features or enhancements to the application.
• Mobile Release Management: Manage and contribute to iOS and Android releases, ensuring smooth deployment, timely updates, and maintaining app store requirements.