Lead Engineer, Software Development

Green Dot•Cincinnati, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Green Dot Corporation is hiring a Lead Engineer, Software Development in Cincinnati, Ohio. The role performs coding and code reviews, unit and integration testing, and helps ensure quality deliverables and releases in accordance with established Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) guidelines. The position gathers and verifies technical requirements; develops and reviews technical designs; and defines and implements best practices for architectural direction. The Lead Engineer establishes on-time and on-budget project goals, advises on project risk assessment and management, plans and coordinates schedules, and creates project assignments. The role serves as the team’s primary technical liaison for resolving team-related issues, provides technical testing evaluation estimates, and works directly with peer functional leadership and business owners. It also presents technical subjects and system demonstrations to small groups and leads informational discussions with internal and external groups. The position is structured hybrid, with an expectation of three days per week in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may change to support business needs, with advance communication. Telecommuting is permitted in the United States pursuant to company policy. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.
Five years of experience in the job offered, as a Project Lead, Senior Software Engineer, or a related occupation.
Experience serving as a subject matter expert (SME) with two or more tiers of code.
Experience with tiers of code within a product stack.
Experience driving project methods, techniques, and procedures.
Experience with the Agile Scrum development process and Agile Scrum ceremonies.
Experience leading team implementation of new features spanning multiple tiers of code with minimal supervision.
Experience improving processes and tools.
Experience developing and establishing best practices.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at application and throughout employment without current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Perform coding and code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing.
Ensure quality deliverables and releases and adhere to established SDLC guidelines.
Gather and verify technical requirements.
Develop and review technical designs, defining and implementing best practices for architectural direction.
Establish on-time and on-budget project goals.
Advise on project risk assessment and risk management strategies.
Plan and coordinate project schedules and create project assignments.
Act as the primary technical liaison for the team to resolve team-related issues.
Provide technical testing evaluation estimates on projects.
Work directly with peer functional leadership and business owners.
Address small groups on technical subjects and demonstrate systems.
Lead informational discussions with internal and external groups.