Lead, Software Engineer

What You’ll Be Working On - Team Leadership: Lead and manage 6 – 8 software developers & engineers; and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, innovation, and technical excellence within the team. - Technical Mentorship: Provide hands-on technical guidance & constructive feedback, support professional growth and mentor team members. - Development Oversight: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Project Management, Business Analysts, QA, and Business Development) to plan, execute, and deliver quality projects on time and within budget. - Individual Contributor: Contribute to the codebase as needed, particularly in Java. Take ownership of critical components and troubleshoot complex issues effectively. - Best Practices: Ensure the implementation of best practices in software development & engineering, including security, reliability, scalability, efficiency, maintainability, and performance standards. - Process Improvement: Continuously refine development methodologies, tools, and workflows to increase productivity and efficiency. - [Preferable] DevOps Oversight: Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, integration, and deployment. Establish monitoring, alerting, and logging systems; while maintaining a highly available, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud hosting environment. What We’d Like to See in the Candidate - Experience: Minimum 7 years in software development and implementation. - Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent. - Technical Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in modern web technologies (e.g., Java, ReactJS, AWS, GCP, microservices) and database management. - Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to address and resolve complex technical challenges. - Communication: Good and effective verbal and written communication, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences. - Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and inspire engineering teams to achieve their best potential. - [Added Advantage] DevOps Knowledge: Proficiency in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and cloud-native application development.