Team Lead, Engineering

Overview
Reporting to the Manager, Engineering/Development, this role will provide technical leadership and product expertise to developers.

This position assists the development manager ensure that development best practices are followed by the development team. Another important part of this role would be to assist the Development Manager in designing, building, and leading the next version of the product.

Technology Stack
Angular, HTML/JavaScript, ASP.NET MVC, C#, .NET Core, LINQ, Windows Services, Web API, WCF web services, REST, .NET Core, Microservices, Docker, TSQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Entity Framework, GraphQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Responsive Web Design, ReactJS, TDD, BDD, Git. Cloud providers such as: GCP, AWS, Azure

Primary Responsibilities

Be the primary technical contact point for the team.

Oversee the code reviews, offer coaching and general technical guidance to the developers.

Be an advocate of development best practices including TDD and BDD.

Ability to learn and work with existing code base, make improvements where necessary and provide ongoing development and support on the existing version of the product.

Be comfortable in system design and able to assist in defining, design and build the next version of the product.

Write maintainable, clean, re-usable, object-oriented, and efficient programming code in compliance with the coding standards.

Be able to work on production and support issues, and work with different teams to resolve escalation issues from the field. Identify and advise improvements to the existing product to reduce escalation issues.

Learn and understand the technical details of all relevant products and having hands-on familiarity of the system as required.

Contribute fresh, new ideas during developer meetings demonstrating a commitment on-going learning.

Utilizing code coverage, code metrics, and other tools to improve quality of code.

Mentor and assist in the training and on-boarding of other team members

Perform Scum Master duties on a Scrum team

Skills Required

A minimum of 8 years of hands-on software development experience, with at least 3 years leading a team of engineers.

Excellent knowledge of C# .Net/Core.

Proficient English written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Hands on experience with Microservices and Docker is required.

Experience working with JIRA is preferred.

Ability to write, analyze and optimize complex queries and procedures.

Ability to design and create database objects (tables, views, functions, procedures).

Experience with all or most of the technologies listed in the tech stack section above, with the ability to quickly learn and research new trends and technologies as they appear.

Ability to collaborate with multiple departments and teams, demonstrating high-quality interpersonal skills, including good listening skills, respectful treatment of others, and professional behavior contributing to a positive and enjoyable environment.

Ability to work as part of a team and individually with a self-starter ("can do") attitude.

Ability to work seamlessly with remote team members.

Comfortable speaking and interacting with technical and non-technical people.

Excellent research, analytical, and organization skills with an exceptional eye for detail

Ability to perform work activities according to set priorities and delivery timelines.

Ability to take constructive criticism.

Ability to perform work activities for multiple projects simultaneously.

Desire to participate in speaking engagements or be involved within user or other community groups or any other events attended by the department.

Diploma or degree in Computer Science or Engineering is required.

Experience working in an Agile environment is an asset.

Clever Devices is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice based on business need.