Scrum Master

We're not an ordinary tech company, and that shows in our extraordinary people we work with.

We have a great opportunity for a creative and highly motivating Scrum Master, interested in working on a high traffic platform using cutting edge Internet technologies. Smart-x, and its international partners, is an innovative leader in areas such as:

• VR Technology

• Live Streaming

• Payments system

• Graph Databases

• Mobile Application Development

• Instant Messaging Platforms

• High traffic and low latency applications

With products used by millions of people daily that must be available 24/7 this represents a huge challenge and learning opportunity for the right person. If most of your days don’t end with impediments left unaddressed, join us and play a big role in our products’ development!

Essential knowledge and experience:

• At least 2 years experience working in an agile environment as a Scrum Master;
• Knowledge and/or experience using the Agile methodologies – Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming;
• Good knowledge of the software development life cycle;
• Understanding of basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development;
• Effective leadership and collaboration skills to successfully lead diverse teams through complex projects;
• Excellent communication and persuasion abilities;
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Strong organization and planning skills;
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities;

We appreciate:

• University studies; 
• CSM (Certified SCRUM Master) certification;
• Additional related education and/or experience.

You will have international exposure, so you should have excellent communication skills in English in written and spoken form.

We expect you to be a real team player, collaborative, willing to help and to assume responsibility.

What you should do:

• Act as Scrum master for 1-2 scrum teams, with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work;
• Leads Scrum best practices adoption and utilization throughout the projects and team(s);
• Facilitate all the Scrum Meetings (sprint planning, retrospective, sprint demos, daily Scrum, etc);
• Facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches;
• Assist the Product Owner grooming the backlog;
• Ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, be a voice of reason and authority;
• Ensure cross-team coordination;
• Have a pro-active attitude toward impediment removal;
• Maintain relevant metrics that help the team to track the performance;
• Foster good communication inside the team;
• Act as an agent of change, actively contribute to the company’s Agile and Lean Community;
• Lead the team(s) to self-organization;
• Bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust.

We compensate your achievements and commitment with:

• Very competitive salary;
• Private medical plan at Medicover Clinic;
• Trainings & career development programs – in the country and abroad;
• Meal vouchers and well-stocked micro-kitchen in the office;
• Relaxing massage at the office;
• Free access to different sports fields – football, tennis – and friendly teammates to play with;
• Performance reviews and compensation based on your results, performance based bonus structure;
• Team buildings and company events – we find reasons to celebrate! It could be about our wins, birthdays, or simply for having good time together.

In our Bucharest office we offer a creative workplace focused on teamwork, product quality, and fun atmosphere. We have a very nice and comfortable downtown office, with a break area, outside space, fruits and different daily snacks. Flexible working hours are provided to support your work-life balance.