R&D Department Leadership - Software Development Company
Led R&D department in 25-30 person software company, managing infrastructure, teams, and product delivery
About This Project
Managed the Research & Development department in a simulated software development company for Axis Communications AB. Led a team of 15+ developers, architects, and engineers while building complete CI/CD infrastructure and organizing cross-functional teams in a matrix structure. Responsibilities included development infrastructure design, test framework implementation, continuous delivery pipelines, and ensuring operational excellence across multiple parallel projects. Successfully balanced project delivery with department management, implementing DevOps practices and agile methodologies.
Impact & Results
Led team of 15+ developers across 3 cross-functional teams, reduced deployment time by 75% through CI/CD automation, delivered enterprise product on schedule to Axis Communications AB, and achieved 90% test coverage with automated testing framework
Lessons Learned
Developed expertise in matrix organization management, balancing functional expertise with cross-team collaboration. Learned to delegate effectively across technical and managerial responsibilities, and improved skills in stakeholder communication between R&D and Product & Sales departments. Gained insights into scaling development processes and infrastructure for growing teams.