Backend Software Engineer Team Leader

POSITION SUMMARY

The Backend Software Engineer Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of Backend Software Engineers in the development, testing and deployment of backend services and will work closely with the Principle Architect, Dir, Backend Technology and fellow team leads to deliver components of our cutting-edge propriety e-commerce platform.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Manages and regularly supervises a team of Software Engineers; provides input on the hiring, promotional recommendations or work assignments; evaluate performance and manages employee relations.
• Prepares and communicates annual performance appraisals as directed by company policy
• Responsible for developing team objectives, goals and priorities and professional development of team
• Work with backend team to develop and implement server-side solutions?
• Decompose complex needs to discrete development tasks and distribute tasks among developers leveraging their strengths?
• Work with systems processing large amounts of data required to support operations?
• Write clean, maintainable code to ease further development?
• Perform code reviews and mentor direct reports?
• Research and recommend ways to improve and modernize existing systems?

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• BS, Software Engineering
• 8+ years of experience working with Node or other backend languages

Required Licenses

• None.

Skills and Abilities

• A demonstrated history of motivating and empowering team members to achieve a higher level of performance
• The ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues to a non-technical audience andengage in productive dialog involving multiple viewpoints or conflicting perspectives
• Experience working with distributed and hybrid teams
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing existing code
• Strong understanding of modern software practices including automated testing, and CI/CD

• Strong understanding of public cloud PaaS (Heroku,DigitalOcean, or AWS)

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a TDD environment
• Experience working with an enterprise ERP system, especially NetSuite
• Experience building with IaaS systems like AWS or GCP

• Experience with functions as a service system like AWS Lambda or Azure Functions
• Experience with event-driven architecture and asynchronous programming

Travel

• 10% or less

In light of the current pandemic situation, to protect all team members we also require the ability to:

Pass daily pandemic health screening protocols which include responding to CDC recommended personal health and activity related questions.

Follow pandemic safety protocols which may include:

• Wearing of an approved face covering at all times
• Washing hands/use of hand sanitizer upon entry to facility and as needed throughout the day
• Cleaning/disinfecting of personal work area
• Maintaining social/physical distancing requirements (six feet from others) whenever possible
• In some circumstances submitting to company paid virus testing through approved medical provider

Total Rewards!

• Comprehensive Benefits Package for you and your family with coverage beginning the 1st of the month following the start of employment. This includes medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Coverage
• Eligibility to participate in our company matching 401k plan after 30 days of employment.
• PTO allowance with no waiting period.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
• Employee Assistance Program.