Senior Scrum Master

About us

Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku. We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios.

About the role

Esposito Data needs another Senior Scrum Master to run sprint ceremonies, remove blockers and help teams improve how they work. The company is based in San Antonio, the US. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. We hire in India through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

What you'll work on

• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Shield the team from mid-sprint scope changes.
• Spot team health problems early and raise them with engineering managers.
• Track velocity, cycle time and burndown in Jira and explain what the numbers mean.
• Coordinate release planning with QA and DevOps.
• Follow up on retrospective action items so they actually get done.
• Help product owners keep the backlog refined and ready.

What you bring

• 7+ years as a Scrum Master on software development teams.
• Solid working knowledge of Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to coach without formal authority.
• Comfortable dealing with conflict inside a team.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Experience with Kanban and flow metrics.

Perks and benefits

Pay: ₹32,00,000 to ₹38,00,000 per year

• Annual learning budget.
• Two weeks of paid leave at year end.
• Co-working space stipend.
• Home office setup budget.
• Annual team retreat.

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Esposito Data LLC.