Lead Software Developer / Java Engineer

Banyan Infrastructure is seeking a Lead Developer with experience in Java and JPA to join their rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for tackling challenging technical problems, implementing new features, and guiding others in navigating tech debt, scalability, and performance issues. The company values learning, curiosity, and collaboration, and encourages different perspectives to drive better solutions. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, this position offers a hybrid work schedule and the opportunity to contribute to the company's long-term strategy.

Develop engineering approach for features, estimate task time requirements, and identify gaps in functionality or areas of implementation risk

Make build vs buy and other architectural decisions including system design, selection of external libraries, and interfaces with other Banyan components

Lead projects: set technical vision; define, divide, and assign tasks and workstreams; provide direction to resolve technical roadblocks; and assure work is completed to plan

Mentor and advise developers through collaborative design, pair programming, and code reviews

Serve as a senior technical voice and provide expertise in cross-functional collaboration

Build financial and cleantech subject matter expertise to help drive engineering decisions and contribute to the company’s long term strategy

Provide architecture briefings, demo setup and execution, and data modeling for our executive and sales teams

• Strong back-end programming experience with Java and Java Persistence API (JPA)
• Experience evaluating new technologies for business relevance and viability
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple threads at the same time and deliver high-quality projects against commitments
• Clear verbal and written communication to easily explain and discuss complex concepts and ideas with team members and cross-functional partners
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to identify knowledge gaps, learn quickly, and adapt to evolving technologies
• Start-up mindset - creative problem solving and the ability to function in ambiguity with limited oversight and rapid delivery cadences
• Team orientation with a willingness and desire to help others
• Cultural and emotional intelligence to collaborate in a diverse environment with global reach
• Enthusiasm for Banyan’s mission or coding as an art; alignment with Banyan’s values
• Bonus points for:
• Experience or certification as an Agile scrum master
• Javascript knowledge using one or more Javascript framework
• Experience building interfaces to third party systems
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• Top tier health plans
• At work meal offerings
• Fitness benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Parental leave
• Flexible time off policy
• Flexible work schedule
• Centrally located headquarters in San Francisco, CA