Lead Full Stack Engineer - React/Python

Codal•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Codal is an award-winning web design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through elegant, data-driven digital solutions. Our areas of expertise include application modernization, eCommerce, UX/UI design, product strategy, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. At Codal, you will collaborate with some of the most innovative organizations in the world and work on cutting-edge technologies that push the boundaries of design and software development. We promote long-term success, not just for our clients but for our team, helping you develop a professional roadmap that takes your career to new heights. Codal is seeking a highly-skilled Lead Full-Stack Engineer - React/Python. In this role, you will manage the architecture and evolution of solutions for our diverse client base. You will be responsible for leading and mentoring a small focused team of engineers. We’ll need you to provide thought leadership and make significant technological decisions that modernize and maintain our systems and practices. Working alongside our product management team, you will help scope incoming project opportunities, make architecture recommendations, and solve challenges for our clients with the best available technologies. As a Lead Full-Stack Engineer, you will make recommendations and decisions throughout project life cycles on technology, frameworks, and approaches. We’ll need you to have excellent communication skills to effectively articulate these decisions to clients, as well as our internal teams.

Requirements

Minimum of 7+ years of hands-on development experience in React, Python, and Node
Hands-on experience with REST & GraphQL API integration
Able to write clear, well structured and optimized Typescript code
Regularly writes and uses unit test frameworks such as Jest
Hands-on development experience in AWS and/or GCP Cloud Services; comfortable writing and setting up serverless functions and containerized services
Familiarity with microservices architectures
Familiarity with dev tools such as Github, Jira, CFT, Terraform
DB experience with relational or noSQL such as PostgreSQL, , MySQL, Redshift, MongoDB, Redis
Familiarity with cloud-based logging, monitoring, and security tools

Responsibilities

Guiding engineers on enterprise technologies and solutions
Facilitating and leading client project scope discussions with the ability to understand and articulate the business impact of proposed solutions
Leveraging new and emerging technologies to fulfill project requirements and business objectives
Mapping project requirements to technical tasks for the engineering team
Writing and reviewing software code
Writing client-readable technical architecture documentation
Enforcing development best practices with the engineering team – proper code branching, code reviews, unit tests, and environment setup
Leading all phases of software development including design, development, testing, and support

Benefits

Codal is a global agency with over 200 employees, and offices in the US, UK, and India
We regularly host happy hours, dinners, excursions, and other company events to unwind after a hard day at work
Office snacks and drinks + a fancy Bevi water machine with flavored water
We offer Medical, Life, Dental/Vision, and many more insurance types
Employer 401k match - 4%
A recreational group that regularly competes in city leagues for softball and volleyball
An office in the heart of downtown Chicago with a gym, food court, Walgreens, rooftop bar, outdoor sports court, and other amenities
Working hybrid for in-person collaboration and sprint-planning days
We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position

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