Appnovation

About us

Appnovation is a global, full-service digital partner that combines Strategy, Experience & Design, Engineering and Managed Services. We build digital solutions that deliver real impact today and serve as foundations for future growth. Bold ambition. Practical action. Endless possibilities.

Technology is foundational to Appnovation’s offerings, from consulting to digital innovation to digital product and service creation. The technology department is focused on delivering software solutions that enable rich consumer experiences, from mobile and web applications to advanced analytics and machine learning to content management platforms.

This is a highly visible position that requires strong leadership skills, out-of-the-box thinking, good instincts, and confidence. You will have leadership and overall responsibility for all technical aspects of developing a solution from pre-sales through delivery. 

You are somebody who enjoys being in front of customers, telling a story, solution design, and getting them excited about technology. The role is intended to be split across sales and delivery, with the aim of being the bridge between those project phases and being able to be a trusted adviser to clients, helping to facilitate organic growth.

YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO:

Consult

• Contribute to the growth of the business by playing a critical role in supporting the business development team with new business opportunities and account growth
• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to prospects and customers in areas like customer experience, composable architecture, artificial intelligence, and cloud infrastructure, aligned to our key strategic partnerships 
• Partner, build relationships, and become a trusted advisor to Appnovation’s customers, business development team, and client services leadership teams as the team member accountable for technology solutions and their quality
• Experience working in the composable ecosystem, such as content or commence, with an understanding of the partners and their offerings

Build

• Collaborate with multiple clients, project, and development teams
• Anticipate internal challenges and provide proactive escalation management
• Stay current with technology and industry best practices to ensure that skill set remains broad and current

Share

• Work closely with Technology Leadership to understand defined technology standards, patterns, and practices so that these are effectively communicated to client stakeholders. 
• Ensure that from a technology delivery perspective, tech leadership is aligned on the tech strategies being communicated through sales channels and that practical delivery strategies are understood.
• Help with mentoring technical team members and help build effective project teams
• Business trends and growth areas with the Appnovation leadership in helping to shape our tech strategy and skills alignment to best support customer growth

WHO YOU ARE:

• You engage and build positive internal and external client relationships while managing multiple initiatives
• You have strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to work, influence, and make an impact in a cross-functional environment with all levels of the organization
• You set high standards for code quality, performance, scalability, and security and seek continuous improvement
• You like to roll up your sleeves to lead, motivate, enable, inspire, and help with the growth of a team of diverse, high-performing, highly skilled, passionate, creative engineers in pursuit of software excellence.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in a digital agency, consultancy, or professional services environment
• You are a T-shaped person with depth and breadth of technical experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of web (preferred) and or mobile development experience
• Knowledge of several programming languages and frameworks e.g. Javascript/Typescript, Next.js Laravel, PHP, Vue.js 
• Knowledge of how to build modern web applications.
• Knowledge of architectural principles necessary for delivering scalable, extensible, composable, and maintainable high-performance web and/or mobile experiences
• Knowledge of cloud computing architecture (GCP preferred but not essential), services, and platforms
• Understanding of DevOps principles and processes 
• Understanding of agile principles and methodologies

Nice to Haves:

• 3+ years of leading, managing, and mentoring distributed web or mobile development teams
• Experience with development in an enterprise environment
• Enterprise platform experience including DXPs, Salesforce, Adobe, Acquia

Thank you for your interest in a career with Appnovation Technologies! Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Appnovation, we recognize that diverse teams are the strongest teams. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is not only something that we embrace - we celebrate it! We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds, lived experiences and industries to apply. Come join us at Appnovation, and learn more about how we stay true to our company values as we build better lives through better digital.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.