Lead Software Engineer

Company Description

Solera Dealer Solutions provides the automotive industry's only comprehensive end-to-end ecosystem designed to help dealerships and their customers thrive. By unifying sales, service, payments, marketing, and more under one intelligent platform, Solera eliminates the need for juggling multiple vendors or systems. As part of Solera's global entity, the company leverages its expertise in integrated vehicle lifecycle and fleet management solutions to serve over 300,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Key brands in the ecosystem include DealerSocket, Identifix, Audatex, and Omnitracs, among others. Solera Dealer Solutions empowers businesses to focus on customer satisfaction and growth.

The Role

As a Lead Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software applications using React and TypeScript. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features while ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications. This position requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles and a passion for developing scalable and efficient software solutions.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain web applications using React and TypeScript.

• Design and optimize Single Page Applications (SPAs) using Micro-frontend architecture.

• Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces with , HTML5, and CSS3.

• Write robust unit tests using testing frameworks like Jest or React Testing Library.

• Work with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools such as Jenkins.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other stakeholders.

• Implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices.

• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation processes.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and front-end development best practices.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of experience in software development.

• Proven experience working in product-based companies, contributing to product development, enhancement, and scaling (end-to-end product lifecycle management).

• Strong proficiency in , JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Redux, REST API integration, and (a plus).

• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis.

• Strong knowledge of RESTful API development and integration.

• Experience with search and analytics engines like Elasticsearch.

• Hands-on experience with unit and integration testing.

• Familiarity with DevOps & CI/CD tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps.

• Ensure high performance, scalability, and security of applications.

• Proficiency with version control systems such as Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket).

• Experience with Agile methodologies, TDD, and peer code reviews.

• Ability to mentor junior developers and collaborate with UX/UI designers and product teams.

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.

• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.

• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of assigned projects.

Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus:

• Experience with GraphQL, WebSocket, or SignalR.

• Knowledge or hands-on experience with back-end technologies such as , , Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask), Java (Spring Boot/Jersey), or .NET (C#, ASP.NET, WebAPI, .NET Core).

• Understanding of Microservices architecture.

• Familiarity with Angular.

• Experience in designing complex application and system architectures.

• Working knowledge of message queues like RabbitMQ or Amazon SQS.

• Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) or On-Premise Data Centers.