Lead Full Stack Developer

Job Description

Responsibilities

Objectives of this role

•             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

Required skills and qualifications

•             At least 5-7 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