Lead Front end developer

Required Education and Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Software development of complex applications. Excellent understanding of design principles and considerations, best practice
• Team Lead experience working with Agile Delivery teams
• Java development experience including microservices, unit testing, SpringBoot
• Experience with Cloud and SaaS Development: Azure and/or AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with Web front-end and back-end technologies.: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, RESTful APIs using Microservices (NodeJS,), Express, JSON, OData, Web Sockets, and Java EE.
• Familiarity with build pipeline tools and technologies such as: Jenkins, Gitlab, Gradle
• Working in an Agile development environment.
• Must be self-motivated but needs to work well in a team environment
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills
• Self-Starter; willing to learn new technologies, ability to learn fast
• Team player; willing to coach junior team members and cooperate on problem solving
• Experienced in working with remote teams

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a development team to deliver new products, features and fixes iteratively using an Agile approach working with the Product Owner, Developers, QAs, and Architects.
• Provide technical input to the Product Owner. 
• Function as first point of escalation to ensure impediments are removed, team maintains development velocity and achieves committed sprint goals. 
• Communicate and escalate issues in a clear and timely manner.
• Team management including day to day and career development for team members.
• This is a hands-on role and will be expected to take an active part in development work.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging technologies relevant to the role.

Development Leadership

• Ability to create, communicate, and execute an effective SW Development vision and strategy
• Demonstrate the value of the SW Development function; influencing the organization to stay committed to quality practices to ensure successful product releases
• Experience successfully managing globally distributed team with onshore and offshore components
• Lead Developers in working effectively on Collaborative Agile teams to support “potentially shippable’ goal and strong collaboration across roles
• Provide Development leadership across the company to enable continuous improvement in SW Development Best practices within the organization to be successful (e.g., work with IT, Business, and Production Operations)
• IT savvy, able to understand required technology and infrastructure needed to support the SW Development function (Collaboration Zones, Tools, and Processes)

Desired Experience

• Experience in the Oil & Gas industry
• Experience implementing unit testing and SW design patterns to deliver quality software
• Ability to leverage advanced software development techniques in the software design and implementation process