Technical Lead - Full Stack Development

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead, Full-Stack Development to lead the design, development, and enhancement of enterprise applications. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. The successful candidate will be expected to actively write production-quality code, build APIs and integrations, troubleshoot complex issues, review code, and guide other developers. The ideal candidate has strong experience delivering scalable application solutions and working across both front-end and back-end technologies. This role will support a manufacturing-focused organization and may contribute to digital initiatives involving plant systems, data collection, MES, and shop floor connectivity. Prior Industrial IoT experience is highly desirable. The successful candidate should be willing to deepen their knowledge of IoT connectivity concepts and best practices and progressively take ownership of this area while collaborating with business and technical teams.

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions. Worthington Steel’s expertise in carbon flat-roll steel processing, electrical steel laminations and tailor welded solutions are driving steel toward a more sustainable future. As one of the most trusted metals processors in North America, Worthington Steel and its approximately 6,000 employees harness the power of steel to advance our customers’ visions through value-added processing capabilities including galvanizing, pickling, configured blanking, specialty cold reduction, lightweighting and electrical lamination. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Steel operates 37 facilities in seven states and 10 countries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on technical lead who designs, develops, tests, debugs, and maintains scalable enterprise applications while actively contributing production-quality code.
• Write high-quality code across front-end, back-end, API, database, and integration layers.
• Provide technical direction and make key decisions related to application architecture, solution design, development standards, and technology selection.
• Build responsive and user-friendly front-end solutions using frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Develop back-end services, APIs, and integrations using .NET and related technologies.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and maintainable solutions.
• Design and maintain REST APIs and integrations between enterprise systems, databases, manufacturing platforms, and external services.
• Define coding standards, reusable components, shared libraries, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Review technical designs and code to ensure quality, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Balance technical leadership responsibilities with direct coding and delivery commitments.
• Support development planning, technical estimation, prioritization, and delivery execution.
• Support digital initiatives involving MES, plant systems, data collection, and shop floor connectivity.
• Learn and apply IoT connectivity concepts, integration patterns, and best practices.
• Progressively take ownership of the IoT connectivity area, including technical standards, solution design, documentation, and support practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams to support reliable and secure data exchange between connected systems.