Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities
The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for leading a remote team of engineers in developing new features for the GNC Marketing and Booking Engine applications, while ensuring high code quality and system reliability. In carrying out the key activities of the role, the Lead Software Engineer will;
• Lead and supervise team efforts in covering the full Agile Software Development Lifecycle, including the management of offshore developers, engaged through a contractor arrangement
• Develop applications with an eye towards maintainability, flexibility, and excellent user experience
• Mentor, coach, and pair program with other engineers to develop their technical skills. Supporting others to Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Set standards for code reviews to ensure quality, test coverage, and secure coding practices
• Collaborate with Product owners to help define future technology architecture of the GNC Marketing and Booking Engine platforms
• Participate in security governance for PCI and PII
• Lead regular application performance monitoring meetings, to proactively diagnose potential issues and remedy or mitigate them before they impact customers in production
• Work directly with business and technology leadership to manage end user expectations
• Create user stories, technical specifications, system documentation and other project deliverables
• Aid in planning product development and timelines
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Build trust and cooperation between technology and clients, whether internal teams or external customers
Our Technical Stack:
• React
• Node.js
• Express.js / Hapi.js
• MongoDB
• RabbitMQ
• ElasticSearch
• Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform

Qualifications/Requirements
• Experience in Team leadership with strong analytical, problem-solving, and excellent communication skills
• 8+ years of technical expertise including recent experience architecting, designing, and developing containerized Node.js applications.
• 3+ years of experience with NoSQL databases, with MongoDB experience a plus
• 3+ years of experience with React.js
• Deep understanding of microservice and container-based design patterns and architectures
• Experience using technologies such as RabbitMQ, Redis, and ElasticSearch
• Experience in modern Agile Methodologies (SCRUM, Kanban and/or Extreme)
• Experience with Software Design Patterns and SOLID design principles
• Deep knowledge of modern software architectures and ability to compare and assess their relative suitability for a project
• Experience tuning and optimizing web services that are consumed by diverse technologies
• Experience in a collaborative, team-driven software engineering environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnxneo-18-117-81-240-42 in your application.