Software Development Lead

Job Overview

• Senior Software Engineer Role

The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead efforts in building computer software systems, participating in the design process from beginning to end. This individual will demonstrate deep technical domain knowledge of the company, including apps, services, systems, or frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead code and design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Advanced troubleshooting and debugging
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators to identify new features
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Set up and maintain environment configurations and monitor system health
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Enhance development tools, test coverage, and code structure
• Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers
• Respond promptly to on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime
• Maintain clear and proactive communication with customers and vendors to ensure a positive, collaborative relationship
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency by independently managing tasks, problem-solving, and meeting deadlines, while adapting to new challenges without supervision
• Maintaining development standards within the team
• Champion an API-first approach software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility

Requirements

• A minimum of 13 years of related experience in software development or a related field, or 10 years and an advanced degree
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Java or C, with proven work experience as a full-stack developer
• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular, HTML, and CSS
• In-depth understanding of the entire software development process, design, development, and deployment
• Experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure
• Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches
• Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver value independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams
• Experience in monitoring and supporting production systems, with proficiency in identifying and resolving issues, implementing proactive measures, and measurement tracking
• Experience optimizing system performance, including the ability to troubleshoot bottlenecks and implement performance improvements
• Experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, coupled with caching mechanisms, includes designing data structures, optimizing, and maintaining systems, as well as effective caching strategies to enhance performance and responsiveness
• Understanding and practical application of REST API best practices
• Proficiency in adhering to standards, ensuring security, scalability, and optimal performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries
• Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services using Kubernetes
• Experience in Open telemetry
• Experience in cross-platform mobile development frameworks like Flutter