About us

NXTwork (rebranded to ‘Code Squirrel’) is a software development company focusing on delivering innovative and creative solutions to our clients. We take a very modern approach to software development, with teams of mixed specialities sharing the work across multiple projects. We work together as a team - giving everyone the opportunity to thrive and work on projects that interest and challenge them while leaning on each other whenever we need a hand.

Qualifications & experience

• Project management or team leadership experience essential
• Software development experience preferred
• Basic server/network experience
• Outstanding organisation and time management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proactive approach to daily work
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with competing priorities
• Strong communication skills, including empathy, negotiation and listening
• Ability to collaborate effectively via video conferencing as well as in person
• Ability to assess importance of tasks to align with the overall goals of the customer
• Effective technical and proposal writing skills

Tasks & responsibilities

• Coordinating software development projects with our software development team, ensuring projects are on schedule, and built in line with their scope & design documentation
• Liaising with customers to share project progress and gather their feedback
• QA testing of mobile and web applications - making sure new features and fixes in apps are working correctly
• Managing timelines of projects
• Hosting customer update meetings to update them on the status of the project and any potential roadblocks, take minutes of meeting and demo any recent changes
• Hosting internal meetings to take minutes, assign work, discuss priorities, receive updates and listen to the team
• Ensure all customer requests are logged and prioritised in accordance with the project goals
• Communicate with your development team to keep them updated on any changes from the stakeholders
• Communicate with the UX Designer to convey requirements and provide feedback on designs, in line with client requirements
• Managing projects in Jira including identifying priority tickets, drafting the next sprint worth of work, and liaising with the Senior Developer for allocations based on availability and skills
• Lead customer engagement to test the product when ready for feedback
• Conducting training with the stakeholders
• Creating and managing project documentation so all user-facing functions are recorded in a way that the customer’s team and other developers can read through to understand how the product works
• Working closely with other Project Managers and Senior Developers to manage competing priorities and allocation of developers
• Reporting project progress in regular team meetings so everyone is aware of high level changes or requests which differ from the original scope
• Ensure all phases of projects, including customer sign off, review and feedback are part of standard project practice

Benefits

• Get involved in exciting IoT projects for both in-market and upcoming products. (If you're into gadgets, you're going to love this)
• Relaxed work environment - casual dress, friendly and easy-going team
• Company laptop and other equipment provided

Working Hours

• Work from home option, up to 4 days a week after onboarding
• Hours will be flexible, with the option to start between 8AM and 10AM, at your preference
• The role will be full time - Monday to Friday
• Office is located in Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, Queensland
• Initially 5 days in the office during your onboarding period

Confidentiality

You will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement at the beginning of this role. This agreement is to protect our clients’ confidential information, which you will have access to as part of your role.

You will be privy to certain confidential information and trade secrets as part of this role, and the strictest adherence to this confidentiality agreement will be required and enforced.