A software development team is not all about coding. Actually, it is easy to find development teams that don’t even have 50% of them as coders. From design to management, there are different software development roles that are essential just as much as writing code, which is the job of a software developer.
Over the last years, common team structures have changed, and there are roles that didn’t even exist years back. In this blog we are sharing the roles to expect in the Scrum software development team nowadays, and what each of them does.
Software Developer
A software developer is the professional who is responsible for coding the software product. Whether to make it functional or to make its interface work, after it is designed by the UI/UX designer.
Software developers can be frontend, backend, or full-stack developers. Frontend developers are responsible for the functionality of the user interface and interactions with the application, and how features work.
Backend developers are responsible for working with databases, application logic, server processes and API integrations. Also, full stack developers do both frontend and backend work.
UI/UX Designer
UI and UX stand for user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). A designer can be one of them or both. For the UI design, the designer creates the looks of any website or software page, including colors, positions, sizes, icons, fonts and anything that contributes to how the product looks.
UX design is more about the usability and functionality of each element the user interacts with. Thus, a UX designer needs to put themselves in the shoes of the user. In addition, to deliver a great experience for them.
Product Owner
Product owners are professionals who are dedicated to managing and visualizing how the features of a product will work. While being an effective point of contact between everyone including technical and business teams.
This role has become essential in many software companies. It needs a person who is creative, analytical, and decisive, as product owners usually need to make critical decisions.
For software houses and agencies, product owners make an essential connection between the development company and the client, ensuring the project goes smoothly.
Tech Lead & Team Lead
Tech leads and team leads are different roles. The team lead manages all of the aspects of a certain project, including the performance of the team, their deliverables and motivation. You can refer Tech Leads as software architects or engineer managers.
A tech lead is only responsible for the technical aspects, like setting technical directions and essential implementations if any.
Both roles can heavily contribute to the success or failure of a software product. Also, good tech lead or team lead can lead the way to make the team more efficient.
Quality Assurance Engineer (Tester)
A quality assurance engineer or a tester is a professional who is responsible for testing the functionality of a software product during and after its development. Also, they detect flaws and bugs that need fixing, and report them to the developers.
No product is ever developed without bugs and flaws. That is why testers are critical for any development team.
Scrum Master
Scrum teams have a Scrum Master, who is responsible for ensuring to apply appropriately the project Scrum methodologies and skillfully working on resolving issues and obstacles.
A Scrum master also manages individuals, processes, and collaborations. Thus, ensuring communication is effective, and following up with the plan for the product. The Scrum word comes from the Scrum framework, one of the agile software development frameworks.
Final Thoughts
A scrum software development company isn’t all about writing code. From design to project management at different levels, there are different roles that exist to help deliver a great software project. Thus, they are never less important than coding.
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