Senior Software Engineering Leader

As a seasoned technical leader, you will play a key role in driving the technical direction of our organization. This involves leading technical design and architectural decisions for new features and system enhancements across Informix 4GL-based platforms.

You will operate confidently in AIX or UNIX environments for application deployment, system troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

Defining and promoting coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across the engineering team is also an essential part of this role.

Collaboration with engineering managers and architects to shape modernization roadmaps for legacy applications will be another critical responsibility.

Providing hands-on guidance during code reviews, refactoring efforts, and system integrations is also expected of this position.

The successful candidate will develop, test, deploy, and maintain enhancements and features in Informix 4GL. You will also perform complex troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis for production systems.

Supporting end-to-end software delivery, ensuring accuracy, performance, and reliability is another key aspect of this role.

This position serves as the technical escalation point for application support and incident resolution.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, product management, and support to ensure alignment on business priorities and technical execution.

Participating in agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and sprint planning to support delivery goals is also expected of this role.

Partnering with business analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver robust, scalable solutions is another key responsibility.

Mentoring junior and mid-level developers, providing coaching, guidance, and professional development is an essential part of this role.

Fostering a collaborative team culture focused on accountability, quality, and continuous improvement is also a key responsibility.

Championing technical learning, internal knowledge sharing, and onboarding initiatives is another critical aspect of this position.

Evaluating and recommending improvements to existing tools, processes, and system performance is another key responsibility of this role.

Supporting automation, documentation, and knowledge management initiatives is also expected of this position.

Staying current on technology trends that may enhance or replace legacy systems over time is a critical aspect of this role.

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required for this position.

The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of professional experience in software engineering, including substantial experience with IBM Informix and Informix 4GL.

Demonstrated success in leading complex development projects or teams is also a must.

Strong expertise in software architecture, data modeling, and performance optimization is another key qualification.

Skilled in using SDLC tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, PVCS, and JIRA is also a requirement.

Proven ability to analyze legacy codebases and drive sustainable improvements is another key responsibility.

Familiarity with modern design patterns, object-oriented principles, and refactoring legacy systems is also a must.

Understanding of RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, and message queueing systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus) is another key qualification.

Exposure to .NET development and integration strategies with legacy platforms is also a requirement.

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) and hybrid hosting environments is another key aspect of this role.

Ability to lead cross-functional technical discussions and bridge legacy and modern technology stacks is a critical responsibility.

Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders are also essential for this position.