Lead Software Engineer

Title: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Remote (EST preferred) Duration: 6 Months+
The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for participating in all aspects of the software development life cycle from requirement gathering through user acceptance testing and implementation. In addition, this position will participate in the establishment and enforcement of programming patterns and standards, as well as providing mentorship to junior developers.
What you'll be doing:

• The position is considered a Team/Technical Lead.
• Applicants must have experience with Azure.
• Leads will oversee groups ranging from 3-10 other Engineers.
• Leads will have direct interaction with Architects, BA's, Scrum Masters, and QA.
• Leads will act as mentor to lower level Engineers, assisting with coding and offering direction to these lower Team members.
• Leads will be involved with actual coding as much as 50% of the time.
• Applicants should show a steady work history.
• Applicants will be working with domestic Teams, not offshore
• Collaborate with Client and end users to interpret requirements into a technical design.
• Develop software according to end user requirements and quality standards.
• Identify, document, and implement programming patterns and set standards.
• Perform code reviews to enforce patterns and standards in our code base.
• Lead POCs, design sessions, and pair programming efforts.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Participate in project planning and/or provide accurate estimates on projects/tasks.
• Participate in Story Card Grooming and Sprint Planning as requested.
• Be available as needed to support production deployments.
• Possess strong organizational and process analysis skills.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing and manage multiple assignments and priorities.
• Actively teach best practices and new technologies.
• Hold teaching sessions at least once a year.
• Facilitate daily standups and lead sprint demos as needed.
• Assist managing the Azure DevOps task board as needed.
• Assist with onboarding and training new resources.
• Participate in interviews upon request.
• Support, troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including direct interactions with internal and/or external customers as needed.
• Demonstrate willingness to work on your craft and take initiative in learning new skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for:

• Experience with Visual Studio, GIT and Azure DevOps
• 15+ years of application development experience across the following technologies (requirements may vary within based on backend, frontend, or full stack focus):
  • .NET Framework/Core
  • Angular
  • C#
  • JSON
  • SCSS/SASS
  • SQL
  • Test Driven Development/Unit Testing
  • Typescript, ES6
  • Web API/Rest

Nice to Have:

• Working knowledge or experience with any of the following technologies:
  • Agile Methodology
  • Asynchronous Programming
  • Azure Data Bricks
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Logic Apps
  • Azure PAAS (platform as a service)
  • Browser Compatibility Testing
  • Cosmos DB
  • CQRS Pattern
  • Dependency Injection
  • Entity Framework & LINQ
  • MicroServices
  • OData
  • Python

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related degree is preferred.