Lead Software Developer

Intertek•Bozeman, MT

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is seeking a Lead Software Developer to join their People Assurance team in Bozeman, MT. This role involves serving as a senior technical leader for the core services, APIs, and data layer that Intertek's products are built upon. The position requires ownership of complex, cross-cutting technical work, including designing and building scalable TypeScript services, modeling and optimizing the relational data layer, and architecting cloud solutions on AWS. The Lead Software Developer will set technical direction for the platform, improve engineering standards through code review and mentorship, and collaborate with architecture, product, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable, performant, and secure software at scale. Intertek's People Assurance teams focus on empowering workforces to identify and close operational gaps and mitigate risk. Intertek Alchemy provides frontline worker training solutions, Intertek Catalyst offers custom-branded communication programs, and Intertek Wisetail provides a custom-branded training and communication platform. Intertek is a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide, with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of software engineering experience
Technical leadership and ownership of complex systems
Expert in TypeScript
Expert in Node.js
Expert in REST APIs
Expert in AWS cloud services
Expert in relational databases (MySQL preferred)
Expert in SQL optimization
Expert in software architecture
Expert in modern development best practices
Experience with front-end technologies
Experience with automated testing
Experience with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Git/GitHub
Experience designing scalable, secure, and maintainable applications
Proven ability to mentor engineers
Proven ability to solve complex technical problems
Proven ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Proven ability to thrive in Agile, cross-functional environments
Detail-oriented
Customer-focused
Adaptable to changing priorities
Committed to quality and safety
Strong organizational skills
Strong communication skills
Strong time management skills
Willingness to travel as needed

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership by overseeing platform development, setting engineering standards, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and maintainable code through code reviews and best practices.
Lead platform engineering by designing, developing, and maintaining scalable platform services, shared libraries, and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js.
Mentor and grow engineering talent by guiding developers, resolving complex technical challenges, and driving technical debt reduction and refactoring initiatives.
Build and optimize cloud and data solutions by designing AWS-based services, managing databases, optimizing SQL performance, executing migrations, and ensuring scalable data architecture.
Ensure platform reliability and security by improving observability, performance, scalability, incident response, authentication, authorization, and data protection across the platform.
Define API and deployment standards by establishing REST API contracts, versioning strategies, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment best practices in partnership with DevOps.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, scope projects, estimate work, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure successful product delivery.
Champion software quality by partnering with QA, documenting technical decisions and architecture, supporting production operations, and continuously improving platform stability.
Contribute to Agile delivery by actively participating in Scrum ceremonies, identifying risks, demonstrating completed features, and communicating customer value during Sprint Reviews.
Promote continuous learning and business awareness by staying current with emerging technologies, understanding the competitive landscape, completing required training, and supporting additional organizational needs as required.