Lead Engineer

Description

•    Provide guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, helping them develop their technical skills, career growth, and problem-solving abilities
•    Identify skill gaps within the team and provide or recommend training resources to ensure engineers are up to date with the latest technologies and industry trends
•    Promote a collaborative and open team culture, ensuring smooth communication and cooperation between team members, and with other departments like product management and design 
•    Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth
•    Develop new features and infrastructure in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements
•    Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality and application design
•    Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities

Responsibilities

•    Serve as the primary point of contact for technical discussions with senior management, other engineering teams, and business units. Translate complex technical topics into clear, understandable language for non-technical stakeholders
•    Encourage and implement process improvements to increase team productivity, code quality, and project delivery efficiency. Advocate for Agile or other development methodologies as necessary
•    Anticipate potential technical risks and bottlenecks, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and quality
•    Advocate for and implement test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and other tools to improve the speed and quality of releases
•    Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, and deployment
•    Design and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale
•    Work primarily in technologies like .NET, Angular/REACT, Java Script, SQL Server, Postgres, etc.
•    Engage with inspiring designers and front-end engineers, and collaborate with leading back-end engineers to create reliable APIs
•    Evaluate team performance, providing constructive feedback and recognition to maintain high levels of motivation and productivity

Qualifications

•    At least 5-7 years of Industry experience in working and building large-scale software applications
•    Experience in building web applications
•    Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs
•    Knowledge of Angular/REACT and Java Script
•    Excellent debugging and optimization skills
•    Experience in unit/integration testing
Preferred skills and qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, or engineering
•    Interest in learning new tools, languages, workflows, and philosophies
•    Professional certifications