DECAL Senior Developer/Technical Lead

Job id: 773824

Position: Senior Developer/Technical Lead

Department: DECAL

Location: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE 754 East Tower Atlanta Georgia 30334

Duration: 10 Months

• The Dept. of Early Care & Learning (DECAL) is looking for an Developer to lead the development of scalable cloud-based applications ( 8). This role involves guiding cross-functional teams ensuring secure and efficient solutions and contributing to architectural decisions. Ideal candidates have 5 years of full-stack development experience strong knowledge of cloud platforms authentication protocols (OIDC/SAML) and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with AI Salesforce and middleware tools are preferred.

Work Location & Attendance Requirements:

• Must be physically located in Georgia

On-site: Tuesday to Thursday per managers discretion

Mandatory in-person meetings:

• All Hands
• Enterprise Applications
• On-site meetings
• DECAL All Staff

Key Responsibilities

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.
• Strong background in data-driven applications microservices and API-first architectures.
• Exposure to UX/UI best practices and user-centered design principles.
• Design develop and maintain scalable web-based applications ( 8) and modern frameworks.
• Lead development efforts provide technical direction developers and serve as the escalation point for issues.
• Participate in architecture discussions design/code reviews and ensure adherence to security requirements.
• Manage cross-location development teams and coordinate closely with Product UX/UI QA DevOps and Engineering.
• Drive agile ceremonies including stand-ups sprint planning retrospectives and release coordination.
• Communicate project status and key metrics through reports and dashboards to stakeholders.
• Modernize legacy applications and develop reusable components methods and best practices.
• Evaluate technical approaches identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Experience with Salesforce Apex LWC and knowledge of data integrations APIs security protocols and handling PII is a plus.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of professional software development experience in languages such as Java C# JavaScript/TypeScript and SQL.
• Demonstrated expertise in tuning and maintaining MS SQL Server including stored procedures and T-SQL.
• 5 years managing software projects using Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and/or Waterfall methodologies.
• 3 years working with Agile development practices and Azure-based projects.
• Hands-on experience with project tracking tools such as Azure DevOps Jira ServiceNow or equivalent.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git GitHub) CI/CD pipelines Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Exposure to AI technologies including integration of AI-driven features or services in applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with middleware tools such as Boomi MuleSoft or equivalent.
• Experience with Salesforce development (e.g. Apex Lightning Web Components).
• Background working with sensitive data including PII and implementing security protocols.
• Exposure to modernizing legacy systems 8 and cloud-based technologies.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Core Competencies & Soft Skills

• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills; able to distill complex technical topics for non-technical audiences.
• Leadership & Influence: Inspires trust across teams; skilled at negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving abilities; data-driven decision making.
• Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced environments; quickly pivots when requirements change.
• Organizational Excellence: Detail-oriented with a track record of delivering high-quality results on tight schedules.