Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid
About The Position
The Lead Software Engineer leads teams of software engineers and works closely with IT Architects, Project Managers, and Business Systems Analysts to understand requirements and functional specifications, create technical design documentation, and develop WCIRB business applications. The role serves as a technical and professional role model, follows IT standards and best practices, and helps the IT organization deliver efficient and effective solutions to business partners and customers. As a leader on the IT Engineering Team, this position contributes to the development and maintenance of custom business applications. It requires broad information systems experience, a detail-oriented mindset, strong problem-solving and analytical skills, effective communication, and the ability to lead. The successful candidate will reside in California and work from the WCIRB headquarters in San Francisco at least 40% of the time. The work arrangement is hybrid, with 40% onsite and 60% remote.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, or equivalent experience.
- 8–10 years of hands-on experience designing or architecting enterprise software solutions, including cloud-based applications using C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, and Web/REST APIs.
- Hands-on application development experience with Azure components such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, App Service, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Queues, and Azure API Management.
- Experience applying best practices, patterns, and approaches to challenges involved in re-engineering existing complex systems.
- 5+ years using Azure DevOps, especially Repositories and Pipelines.
- 3+ years developing UI-based applications using modern practices and tools such as Responsive Design, Bootstrap, Modular CSS, and Ajax.
- 3–5 years of prior experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams.
- Ability to build relationships, balance multiple priorities, and communicate across diverse teams.
- Ability to deal with ambiguous situations.
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Effective communication and problem-solving capabilities.
- Must reside in California and work from the San Francisco headquarters at least 40% of the time.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise, project oversight, communication, and collaboration within assigned development teams and with stakeholders, guiding projects to meet specifications.
- Architect, design, and build performant, scalable solutions using the Microsoft .NET Core stack and Azure platform.
- Design and develop full-stack software applications across persistence, business logic and service layers, frontend, and APIs.
- Write scalable, testable, high-quality code that meets requirements.
- Mentor engineers in software engineering best practices through design and code reviews.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality, value-driven, operationally efficient features that support technology platforms and business initiatives.
- Own the software development life cycle and lead development from project inception through architecture planning, development, release, and production.
- Build relationships across development teams, business analysts, and project stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other teams and leaders on continuous improvement of architecture, tools, and processes.
- Communicate with all organizational levels and keep leaders informed about strategies, operational progress, issues, concerns, and mitigation and remediation plans.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Competitive PTO program.
- 401(k) and pension plan.
- Annual incentive plan.
- Social activities.
- Community volunteer involvement.
- Hybrid work environment: 40% onsite and 60% remote.
- State-of-the-art, energy-efficient, open work environment that supports collaboration and creativity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
