Technical Lead

About the role

The Technical Lead will play a key role in designing and building modern, services-based web applications for a large government agency. The team uses a modern development stack and various open-source technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and collaborate with the project team in an Agile setting, researching best practices, designing and developing application architecture, implementing solutions, managing and mentoring more junior development team members, and testing and deploying solutions to AWS cloud environments.
• Contribute to the ongoing architecture and development of modern, cloud-native applications built with technologies such as Angular and Java/Spring Boot.
• Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, and product managers to understand problem statements, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Write clean, well-organized code following best practices while sharing knowledge with the team to grow collective skills in building applications.
• Participate in all phases of an Agile software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, estimation, coding, code reviews, and testing.
• Author and review frontend and backend code leveraging AI-assisted paired programming tools/techniques.
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS using containerized environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs, leveraging experience in API design patterns and microservice communication.
• Provide a solid understanding of data structures, problem-solving, algorithm design, and data formats (JSON, YAML).
• Participate in daily standups, code collaboration sessions, and sprint ceremonies to promote continuous progress.
• Engage in client, industry, and end-user discussions to provide technical viewpoints on application(s) you lead/support.
• Lead technical design sessions to create sustainable, high-performing features and provide accurate estimates and development timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement of existing development tools, technologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Author automated testing scripts (unit, integration, and end-to-end) for both frontend and backend.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline
• Minimum 7+ years hands-on experience in Java development (Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data/JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs)
• Experience providing guidance and coaching and mentoring more junior full-stack developers
• Experience building and maintaining frontend applications, including TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Angular (v14+)
• Proven experience designing and developing Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, RDS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL (or similar RDBMS), including schema design, query optimization, and migration tooling (Flyway)
• Experience with Apache Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
• Experience with AI paired programming tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q)
• Experience in CI/CD methodologies and tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube)
• Experience in API development and application security best practices (OAuth 2.0, TLS, PKI, JWT)
• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and paired programming
• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows (GitHub, Bitbucket, pull requests, code reviews)
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion for exploring emerging technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a culture of continuous improvement
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running
• Quick learner with the ability to multitask, work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status quo, and seek out answers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline
• Minimum 7+ years hands-on experience in Java development (Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data/JPA/Hibernate, REST APIs)
• Experience providing guidance and coaching and mentoring more junior full-stack developers
• Experience building and maintaining frontend applications, including TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Angular (v14+)
• Proven experience designing and developing Spring Boot microservices deployed on AWS (ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, RDS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL (or similar RDBMS), including schema design, query optimization, and migration tooling (Flyway)
• Experience with Apache Kafka or similar event streaming platforms
• Experience with AI paired programming tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q)
• Experience in CI/CD methodologies and tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, SonarQube)
• Experience in API development and application security best practices (OAuth 2.0, TLS, PKI, JWT)
• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and paired programming
• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows (GitHub, Bitbucket, pull requests, code reviews)
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills with a passion for exploring emerging technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a culture of continuous improvement
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running
• Quick learner with the ability to multitask, work under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to ask questions, challenge the status quo, and seek out answers