Job Description
BASIC PURPOSE
The Lead Software Engineer will be accountable for the design, development, and implementation of enterprise applications. They will work in conjunction with the Solution Architect across business functions to deliver high performing applications that are scalable as well as easy to maintain.
The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for the team’s execution. As a lead, they must possess strong business acumen and develop working relationships with business, technical stakeholders and mentor junior engineers on the squad.
This role will drive the team forward, assisting them through challenges to develop exciting, innovative solutions for our customers in the Supply Chain Warehouse logistics/transportation space.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with Solution Architect on technical architecture of the application to meet business needs.
- Refine business needs into technical specifications and provide accurate development and implementation timelines.
- Code working solutions that are scalable and follow the full SDLC process.
- Mentor junior engineers and engage in hands-on review and design of the software, including technical review and analysis of source code.
- Peer Review coding to ensure coding standards are met.
- Monitor technology trends such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities.
- Prototype and productize new concepts/ideas in an agile way.
- Escalate roadblocks and other challenges to leadership as appropriate.
- Create detailed system requirement specifications and technical design documents for complex applications.
- Define and setup CI/CD process
- Develop high-quality code with the corresponding unit tests, analytics, and telemetry.
- Partner with product owner and scrum master to lead sprint planning and other agile ceremonies.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
RELATIONSHIPS
- Internal: Business Stakeholders and End Users, IT Leadership, IT Delivery (Scrum Masters, Engineers, Architects, UX Designers, Program Managers, etc.)
- External: Application / Systems Vendors (as applicable)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Remote: This role is fully remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a home-based environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must possess a minimum of 7 years of experience in IT or other relevant area.
- Full-stack enterprise and web application development
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
- Proven ability to design and implement applications using best practices.
- Proven ability to analyze and understand existing processes and code.
- Proven ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of management
- Demonstrates excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Motivated by solving complex business and technical problems.
- Knowledge of DevOps concepts, telemetry, and alerting. Familiarity with agile development and test-driven development.
- Java Development
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Java including Spring Boot framework
- DevOps and continuous delivery principles and tools
- Angular/TypeScript/Ionic/NgRx a plus
- Kafka and event driven architecture
- Relational and NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL)
- Experience with AWS or other public cloud infrastructure and services
Familiarity with:
o Microservice architecture
o Docker and Kubernetes
o Snowflake
o Atlassian products: Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Manual Dexterity: Typing and use of office machines such as copiers and printers.
Rate: $80-$90/hour (depends on experience level). This is a contract to hire position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/ week.
