Lead Full Stack Engineer

The Role

This position will work closely with our business partners to create custom, cloud-based solutions as part of the leading edge Educe Software Practice. You will guide a team of full-stack developers, contribute directly to product development, and help shape the technical direction of our platform while ensuring high standards of code quality, delivery, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate project effort estimates and staffing assessments for development projects.
• Contribute directly to product development by writing, reviewing, and maintaining high-quality, scalable, testable code.
• Analyze, design, and document technical solutions that meet business needs across the full software development lifecycle.
• C Conduct comprehensive code reviews enforcing engineering, coding, and design standards.
• Guide the team in designing effective, efficient, scalable, and secure applications within the Educe Cloud software platform.
• Define and enforce the company’s software development methodology in collaboration with engineering leadership.
• Proactively identify technical risks in project deliverables and platform architecture and develop mitigation plans.
• Stay current with emerging technology, AI tools and development innovations to enhance product and team performance.
• Support enterprise software deployment, maintenance, and ongoing product improvements.

Technical Expertise

• Web technologies: Responsive Design, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON
• Web services: REST and SOAP implemented using NodeJS and Express
• Relational and non-relational databases: MySQL/AWS Aurora
• Modern DevOps tools and techniques including GitHub, CI/CD, and Docker
• Enterprise application software installation and maintenance
• Front End: Vue.JS, React, AngularJS
• Experience incorporating Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience with information security best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical/IT field from an accredited institution or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum 10+ years full stack software development experience specific to the required technologies outlined above.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams including performance management.
• Experience with full systems development lifecycle concepts, including supporting enterprise software product(s) in a production environment.
• Proven ability to contribute to multiple products addressing diverse business challenges.
• Capable of independently researching, analyzing, evaluating, and documenting issues, products, and solutions.
• Ability to express oneself clearly in both verbal and written communication to technical and non-technical peers and stakeholders.
• Passionate about customer service, producing high-quality deliverables, and follow-through.
• Attention to detail, determined, and solution-oriented.
• Ability to work autonomously, but also within a team environment.
• Ability to travel to semi-annual firm meetings.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for all full-time employees and dependents.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• A 401k match.
• A monthly cell/internet stipend.
• Annual shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day.