Lead, Software Engineer

Job Description

Work as part of an agile team to design and implement new features and technologies.  Deliver high-quality, high-performance code in an agile environment.  Use, evaluate, and learn exciting new technologies that keep products and teams on the cutting edge.  Provide technical direction and oversight for a single development project.  Contribute to the leadership of cross-functional teams.  Help lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex solutions with a focus on quality, performance, and resiliency.  

*Please note this position will be hybrid (3 days in office/ 2 days WFH)  The position can be based in one of the following locations; Secaucus NJ, Schaumburg IL, Lenexa KS, Tampa FL & Dallas TX.

Pay Range: $160 - $170/ year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the work being done by other software engineers working on the team, coordinating team activities with other teams and product groups, maintaining software architecture standards. 
• Consistently defines and applies technologies, standards and software engineering practices, mentoring other team members  
• Contributes in leading and directing software engineering resources to ensure timely and quality delivery of services.   
• Responsible for mentoring junior talent as well as directing technical staff through technical challenges, tasks and projects.   
• Develop key product features within existing large-scale enterprise applications & new strategic initiatives.  
• Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, and launching. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (QA, Business Analyst, Tech Pubs, etc.) in an Agile/Scrum team environment. 
• Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions. 
• Participate in and sometimes lead architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction. 
• Create design specifications, documentation, and unit testing plans as defined by the Agile development process. 
• Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown and estimation of work for a project.  Tracks status within the project as necessary.  
• Delegates tasks to project team members to balance work and increase team cross-training 
• Raises long-term architecture issues within project 
• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects. 
• Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces. 
• Maintain and support software solutions post-production. 
• Implements and debugs some of the more involved/complex functionality. 

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bacherlor's degree required or equivalent work experience

Required Work Experience:  

• 5-7 years of professional experience in software development. 
• 2 – 3 years in technical leadership. 

Knowledge:  

• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques. 
• Proficiency in Enterprise Java programming plus one or more modern programming languages  
• Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications. 

Skills:  

• Ability to multi-task  
• Analytical skills  
• Ability to follow verbal or written instructions  
• Thinking analytically  
• Communication  
• Using effective verbal communication  
• Using effective written communication  
• Handling stress & emotions  
• Concentrating on tasks  
• Making decisions  
• Adjusting to change  
• Examining/observing details 
• Ability to direct and motivate other technical resources. 
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Motivation to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of projects 
• Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating 

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