Lead Developer

TEKsystems•Marple Township, PA

3d•$113,100 - $169,700•Remote

About The Position

Think of TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) as the growth solution for enterprises today. We unleash growth through technology, strategy, design, execution and operations with a customer-first mindset for bold business leaders. We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions. Our partnerships with leading cloud, design and business intelligence platforms fuel our expertise. We value deep relationships, dedication to serving others and inclusion. We drive positive outcomes for our people and our business, and we stay true to our commitments and act in harmony with our words. We exist to create significant opportunity for people to achieve fulfillment through career success. Ready to join us? Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires: General Description: A leadership position which is responsible for managing a Software Development initiative and its team. In addition, the position is responsible for understanding and participating in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle. This person will function as the technical lead on software development projects supporting internal development as well as externally facing product development. When assisting with development efforts, this person can successfully implement as a Lead Developer, perform code and design reviews, mentor other developers, manage release cycles, and write code. Key Accountabilities and Priorities: • Will lead any software development lifecycle activity; estimating and planning, designing, coding, documenting and testing of software applications • May take on some architecture responsibilities • Responsible for ensuring conformance of design and implementation with the intended architecture • Will provide technical mentorship to project team members and will be responsible for direct supervision of subordinate staff on the team • Will act as hierarchical manager for a group of 3 or more developers, including career mentorship and formal performance reviews • Work closely with the Project Manager who delivers the project and the architect who provides solution and engineering practices guidance • Will work with Business Analysts and/or End Users to define, document and review system functional specifications as well as software and hardware requirements • Typically reports to a Practice Manager; supporting the practice administrating policies and participating in the recruitment process • May provide pre-sales support, working closely with an architect • Work on any other related task whenever necessary

Requirements

9+ years of experience in Object Oriented analysis, design, development and integration of software products.
5+ years of experience programming in server-side Python (packages, modules, Flask, Jinja templates, etc.) for enterprise applications.
2+ years development experience with Angular
2+ years development experience with SQL Alchemy and ORM libraries
2+ years development experience with JavaScript / TypeScript (JQuery needed)
3+ years as a Team Lead (technical team size of 3 people or more)
Hands on experience within all layers of an enterprise web application, backend to front end.
Ability to write complex algorithms
Experience with modern software architectures
Proven ability to meet deadlines and successfully complete deliverables
Experience with Agile Development or any other iterative software development methodology
Hands on experience with continuous integration
Requires a Degree and/or at least 9 years of related experience
Demonstrate leadership of multidisciplinary development teams
Act as a consultant providing advisory in their area of expertise, building credibility and demonstrating leadership, engaging directly with the client
Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to translate client business needs into software development recommendations for a multi-disciplinary team; project manager, business analyst, quality analyst and developers
Demonstrate problem solving skills to deal with complex situations while providing creative solutions
Strive for continuous improvement and personal development, proactively encouraging the same from team members

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with ML concepts is a plus, helping them collaborate with data and ML teams
3+ years development experience with Java (j2EE, Hibernate, Spring, etc.)
2+ years development experience with ReactJs
2+ years Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Responsibilities

lead any software development lifecycle activity; estimating and planning, designing, coding, documenting and testing of software applications
take on some architecture responsibilities
ensuring conformance of design and implementation with the intended architecture
provide technical mentorship to project team members and will be responsible for direct supervision of subordinate staff on the team
act as hierarchical manager for a group of 3 or more developers, including career mentorship and formal performance reviews
Work closely with the Project Manager who delivers the project and the architect who provides solution and engineering practices guidance
work with Business Analysts and/or End Users to define, document and review system functional specifications as well as software and hardware requirements
Typically reports to a Practice Manager; supporting the practice administrating policies and participating in the recruitment process
provide pre-sales support, working closely with an architect
work on any other related task whenever necessary