Lead Software Developer

Job Title: Lead Software Developer

Location: Deerfield Beach FL - ONSITE

Contract : Long-term Contract

Industry: Automotive

Interview : One internal technical round followed by one or two rounds with the client (audio/video via Microsoft Teams). The client may also request an on-site interview.

Role Overview:

The Lead Software Developer will:

• Oversee and direct technical staff to develop code and unit tests for the development enhancement or maintenance of software / systems.
• Lead meetings to gather and interpret user technical requirements/user stories to design software components and solutions based on guiding principles patterns and experience.
• Lead the detailed design of multiple technologies under the guidance of the delivery architect
• Use advanced knowledge and experience to resolve the most complex break/fix and bug/defect issues.
• Work with vendors / most senior technical staff to resolve most complex problems.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Enterprise level application design engineering and development Core C# Azure DevOps GitHub and Azure PaaS.
• Implement core integrations with Microsoft native and partner solutions using Web APIs or other integration techniques.
• Accountable for escalating issues and risks through the Delivery Architect and Manager
• Responsible for executing on tasks as directed by the Delivery Architect and Manager
• Responsible for communication and raising awareness to the Delivery Architect concerning issues risks or other items that may impede development tasks.
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring development standards are followed through code quality reviews and compliance scans as Tech Lead
• Work with team members to properly define/clarify business requirements development estimation and work plan finalization.
• Perform unit and integration testing on all developed code Create and execute unit and integration tests within development lifecycle.
• Participate in / lead implementation and support transition of completed components.
• Assists / responsible for task identification
• Responsible for understanding of functional and technical requirements.
• Participate / lead design discussions.
• Assist other teams with troubleshooting problems that may arise from applications or integration of various components.
• Support and Troubleshooting Assist Operations Team with any environment issues during application deployment across Development QA Staging and Production environments.
• As Tech Lead work closely alongside other developers and QA engineers throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with system design scalability and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools
• Excellent communication skills to lead design meetings tech breakdowns and high-level architectural discussions.
• Ability to ask probing questions and identify edge cases during discussions.
• Experience managing a team prioritizing work and ensuring timely delivery.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset to remove blockers and address technical challenges.
• Collaborative approach to work with product owners and cross-functional teams.
• Regular code review practices and attention to pull requests.
• Passion for mentoring and helping teammates level up.
• Commitment to implementing and promoting best practices within the team.
• Willingness to share knowledge through pair programming code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Ability to influence decisions without direct authority. Adaptability to wear multiple hats (architect project manager mentor etc.) effectively.

Desired Technological skills:

• Microsoft: NET Core Azure C# API Development Entity Framework
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (like Azure / AWS) Serverless (Functions) containers Application Monitoring and observability cloud networking and security distributed systems and messaging foundational understanding of identity access management with EntraId
• Frameworks: .NET Core
• Databases: NoSQL db (Azure Cosmos MongoDB) SQL Server Azure SQL Azure Tables Stored Procedure Development Performance Tuning
• Working with CI/CD Pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub using Microsoft Bicep templates.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management preferred.