The Lead Software Engineer provides expert advice and counsel to users, management, and IT teams for moderately complex systems. This is a lead role within the Application Development team, bringing crucial leadership and technical expertise to the software product development process. Their insights contribute to the strategic direction of technology within the enterprise.
Requirements
- 12+ years’ experience in software and application development with thorough knowledge in one or more coding languages (e.g. Javascript, C-Sharp, Python, Java) and one or more coding frameworks (e.g. .NET, ASP.NET / Core, Angular JS).
- 6+ years experience in Microsoft SQL Server, performing data analysis, writing SQL queries, creating stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- 8+ years experience developing custom workflows, creating plug-ins, and migrating/integrating data via SSIS, web services (SOAP/REST), and APIs.
- Expert understanding of development processes and the full software development lifecycle; Advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies.
- Advanced experience with development platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Pega, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Advanced understanding of troubleshooting techniques, recovery options, monitoring, and system protections for on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
- Advanced knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD principles and practices.
Responsibilities
- Architects solutions to development and design problems.
- Writes high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for reusability, simplicity, clarity, and testability.
- Implements unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing where appropriate.
- Creates and maintains documentation for platform governance, architecture, and coding standards.
- Leads root cause analysis; drives quality improvement.
- Promotes technical solutions from development, through testing, to the production environment following established processes.
- Manages and supports development and testing of software releases and upgrades.
Other
- The candidate must live in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
- Growth mindset and a willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and frameworks.
- Ability to work both independently and on a team.
- Excellent process orientation, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the demonstrated ability to design effective business solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including leadership, diplomacy, and negotiation with customers and senior executives.
