Software Development Team Lead

Toyota Industries Corporation•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Software Technical Lead is responsible for leading a team of up to 10 resources of software architects, software engineers, or software developers to deliver software packages for customer projects. Work together with Software Development Manager to coordinate and oversee design and development of future engineered products (new versions of Exacta, various automation and device integration with Exacta, Dynamics AX and other ERP system integration into Exacta, new functionality within Exacta – vision systems, voice-controlled Exacta, embedded software, etc.) The Software Development Team lead will provide technical and team leadership through coaching and mentorship of a dedicated resource team.

Requirements

Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
5+ years’ experience as a Software Developer
Experience with hands-on technical management of resources
Prior experience in a technical leadership position
College or University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
Proficient with Microsoft .NET version 4.0+ development using C#
In depth knowledge and experience with core Microsoft .Net technologies including: WCF, WPF, WF, LINQ and EF
Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software
Experience working with key stakeholders to align on objectives, priorities, trade-offs, and risk
Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
Experience with automated testing
Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes

Responsibilities

Drive execution and delivery of projects with high quality by working with development team on multiple concurrent projects.
Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Collaborate with other development teams, business analysts, software architects, and key stakeholders to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.
Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
Ensure that team has access to the skills, tools, processes, etc. that they need to produce high-quality, on-time software that meets our customers’ expectations
Oversee the software development lifecycle, ensuring the proper structures are in place for the on-time delivery of high-quality project releases.
Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
Package and support deployment of releases.
Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties. Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
Research and evaluate a variety of software products.
Clearly communicate schedule and quality expectations and ensure that the team is operating efficiently.
Prepare and execute Annual review for all team members
Prepare and execute quarterly one on one meetings with each team member
Prepare and execute quarterly incentives for each team member
Participate in the recruiting of new employees to the software development team
Ability to Participate in Project Kick off and project initiation meetings