Description
The Lead Software Engineer is a full member of an agile development team and is responsible for leading a team of engineers in the development of innovative software solutions and solving software issues and defects, ensuring proper adherence to company standards and best practices. As a first-line supervisor, they are responsible for the performance of their team of engineers and provide mentorship and maintain a team environment that promotes innovation, collaboration, and personal development.
We’re excited to hire a new Lead, Software Engineer who can:
- Analyze requirements to design innovative software solutions and solve current software problems and defects efficiently, using company best practices and current software patterns
- Have a good understanding of the high-level architecture employed by their team and cross-team interactions, and deployment pipelines and processes
- Lead the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of staff with a focus on building a strong team skilled at developing high quality, performant software
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring for their development team and ensure the team’s output adheres to standards and best practices
- Develop and maintain an environment that promotes innovation and collaboration, and fosters high standards in both product effectiveness and quality
- Monitor team metrics and project progress, ensuring continuous improvement and maximizing team effectiveness
- Collaborate with closely aligned teams and departments to build trust and coordinate on projects and processes, championing efforts to drive reuse, standardization, and efficiency
There is no perfect candidate, but we are looking for:
- Proficient with .NET Core, ASP.NET, MVC, Web API, C#
- Proficient with JavaScript
- Understanding of SOLID design principles
- Experience of unit tests and testable code
- Highly effective communication skills
- Proficient with source code control tools and techniques
- 6yrs experience and a Degree in Computer Science or related field; or 8yrs of relevant experience
- Professional experience developing highly scalable API's and integrations
- Solid understanding of Web application architecture and operations
- Experience with Agile development processes
Nice-to-have skills:
- Experience of React JS (preferred) or other front-end development ecosystem
- Experience of SQL, document databases, or other data persistence tools
- Familiarity with design patterns
- Familiarity with Azure or other cloud platforms
Physical Requirements:
- Able to work at a computer and monitor (sitting and standing) for extended periods of time
