Lead Software Engineer

Description

Responsibilities

• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.
• Assist in the development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards. Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems. Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
• Involved through the entire software development lifecycle of analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, and support
• Continually grow personal skillset and knowledge base with independent research

Qualifications

• 10 + years of experience in designing and developing the enterprise grade software applications using object-oriented programming concepts and Design patterns
• 10+ years of Java development experience 
• Proficient in of object-oriented design experience and Design patterns
• Proficient in multi-threaded and asynchronous programming models
• Proficient in SQL, Microsoft SQL server and ORM tools.
• Experience in Test driven development and test automation.
• Strong communication skills which will elevate technical team interaction. 
• Ability to adapt and learn new technologies quickly and proactively.
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• Experience with agile development methodologies and use of JIRA.
• Ability to identify, develop, and document business requirements, technical requirements, and functional design.
• Shows initiative, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
• Professional work experience designing, building, and deploying a large-scale, enterprise software products
• Advocate for best practices (standard naming conventions, architecture, design patterns)
• Familiarity with working in an agile scrum environment and basic concepts of software development lifecycle methodologies
• Ability to work out of our Overland Park, KS office 2 days onsite for a hybrid working schedule