Software Engineering Lead

Job Summary

The Software Engineering Lead oversees front-end development projects and manages the daily activities of the development team. This role provides technical leadership maintains high engineering standards and ensures successful delivery of scalable high-quality products.

The position involves developing technical roadmaps guiding architectural decisions collaborating cross-functionally and mentoring team members. The role also contributes directly to front-end and cross-platform mobile application development. This is a hybrid work position.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee front-end development projects and manage day-to-day team activities

• Develop and maintain a technical roadmap to reduce tech debt and improve codebase health

• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Work closely with back-end product design and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and feature delivery

• Lead architectural discussions and evaluate technical feasibility

• Serve as escalation point for complex technical issues and ensure timely resolution

• Contribute to cross-platform mobile application development using React Native focusing on performance and code consistency

• Participate in cross-functional strategy discussions and provide technical insights

• Mentor and support team members to foster professional growth

• Stay current with front-end technologies trends and best practices

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Information Technology or related technical field (or foreign equivalent)

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible front-end engineering experience

• 5 years of experience with HTML CSS JavaScript (including OOP JavaScript) and modern front-end frameworks such as React and

• 3 years of full-stack development experience including Java and Node

• 3 years of experience with component-based web frameworks with server-side templating (e.g. React with Next Vue with Nuxt JSP FTL Handlebars)

• 2 years of experience developing or supporting mobile applications using cross-platform frameworks such as React and React Native

• 2 years of experience with React Native tools including Redux TypeScript CI/CD pipelines and deployment tools

• At least 1 year of experience managing or mentoring developers

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong architectural and problem-solving skills

• Experience leading technical discussions and justifying development approaches

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and leadership skills