Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction, delivery, and day-to-day management of development teams, providing guidance on architecture, design, and implementation to ensure high standards of software quality, scalability, and timely project execution.
• Mentor and support the professional growth of developers by providing technical leadership, conducting code reviews, managing team performance and workload priorities, and promoting development best practices and design standards.
• Design and oversee the implementation of system architecture while managing technical delivery activities to ensure alignment with business needs and technical requirements, including scalability, security, reliability, and performance.
• Work closely with product owners, business analysts, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices and perform regular code reviews to maintain high-quality code across the team.
• Provide solutions-based leadership to complex technical challenges, including issues that arise during development, debugging, or production.
• Participate in Agile development cycles (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) by providing technical expertise during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings.
• Advocate for and implement continuous improvements in development processes, tooling, and technologies to enhance productivity and system performance.
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation for design specifications, system architectures, and development procedures.
• Work across different teams (e.g., operations, QA, security) to ensure smooth integration and deployment of applications and services.
• Ensure that comprehensive testing strategies (unit tests, integration tests, etc.) are implemented and followed to maintain software reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership or technical lead role.
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern full-stack development technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, REST APIs, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience with containerization and cloud deployment technologies such as Docker and AWS ECS.
• Minimum of 2+years of hands-on experience with AWS services.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting production applications using CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, or similar observability tools.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL or other relational database technologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment tools such as Jenkins.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, secure development practices, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience with system performance optimization, troubleshooting, and scalability solutions.
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior developers.
• Experience with Git/version control systems and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, or similar cloud certifications).
• Experience with Amazon QuickSight, Slice, Alembic, Databricks, or similar reporting, analytics, and data visualization tools.
• Experience supporting federal healthcare contracts with knowledge of FISMA, National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and related security/compliance standards.