The Lead Software Developer plays a strategic, hands-on role as a primarily .NET-focused developer, responsible for designing and enhancing software applications, websites, and digital products across the organization. The role will be responsible for providing technical leadership, designing, developing, and testing highly complex software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools for internal and external consumption. The incumbent will provide technical solutions to enable the company to meet its strategic objectives through effective collaboration with business analysts, IT colleagues, and stakeholders. The incumbent will lead others to ensure successful teamwork, effective development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions.
ResponsibilitiesCORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
- Provide technical leadership in software planning cycles and connect with the team to provide feedback on product/project estimates and guiding the team in aligning with business goals and timelines
- Develop strategies to solve highly complex business requirements and analyze technical specifications to implement the requirements, ensuring optimal solutions for complex projects
- Design and architect software, applications, and database enhancements in alignment with business requirements and technical specifications defined while considering scalability, performance, and maintainability of the systems
- Strategically guide the process of developing, building and testing software systems or applications to meet business requirements enabling the delivery of high-quality and timely solutions
- Drive high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code in languages such as C# .NET, REACT and SQL, provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members
- Lead the team responsible for conducting bug fixes to identify and remediate defects in software solutions and ensuring the overall stability and reliability of the software
- Supervise the technical documentation including code comments, design documents, and user manuals, while setting documentation standards for the team
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to business analysts, quality assurance testers, and stakeholders to ensure that software solutions meet business requirements. Share relevant past experience and best practices to deliver the best.
- Provide high-level technical support to end-users, and make recommendations for enhancement or improvements to ensure the proper usage and adoption of software solutions
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
FORMAL EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field. In lieu of a degree, at least 5-10 years of experience in software development.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
- 5-10+ years of experience in software development in the software development industry
- Expertise and knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices
- Expertise and knowledge of software development tools, platforms, and languages
- Proven end to end experience in leading the development, integration, testing, and deployment of software solutions or internet-related tools
- Proven experience in working with highly complex relational databases and advanced SQL techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven experience in developing and leading the development of highly scalable and complex Microservices and in-depth knowledge of various integration patterns
- Extensive experience in software architecture and design principles
Preferred Knowledge
- Windows Desktop Based Software
- Some knowledge of VB.NET
- Cloud based platform: Microsoft Azure
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform
- Agile methodology & ceremonies
- Experience of Jira
- SOLID Principles
- API Versioning and backward compatibility
- Knowledge of monitoring & logging
- GraphQL
Technical Skills
Database Management Systems: SQL Server
T-SQL
C# .NET Core
REACT SPA
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Front-End Coding Languages
RESTful API Design and development
Entity Framework Core
Systems Integration
GitHub Source Control System
Build Tools and Compilers
Software Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools
Automated Testing Tools
Solution Architecture Patterns
- Containerization (Kubernetes)
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:
Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field or 5-10 years of software development experience
- 5-10+ years of experience in software development
- Expertise with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices
- Proven experience leading development, integration, testing, and deployment of software solutions
- Experience with highly complex relational databases and advanced SQL techniques (SQL Server, T-SQL)
- Proficiency in C# and .NET Core
- Experience with React (single-page applications) and front-end coding
- Design and architecture experience for scalable, maintainable systems and microservices
- Experience with RESTful API design and development
- Experience with Entity Framework Core
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and automated testing tools
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Experience with GitHub source control
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive experience in software architecture and design principles
- Windows Desktop Based Software
- Some knowledge of VB.NET
- Microsoft Azure (cloud platform)
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform
- Agile methodology & ceremonies and experience with Jira
- SOLID principles, API versioning and backward compatibility, monitoring & logging
- GraphQL
Sherwin-Williams Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sherwin-Williams and has not been reviewed or approved by Sherwin-Williams.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage breadth is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision and related protections, with options like HSA/FSA, life, and disability included. Plan specifics are centralized in a dedicated benefits portal for clarity by role and location.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as a meaningful component of total rewards, including PTO, vacation, holidays and leave programs (such as parental leave). Schedules and accruals are outlined in plan summaries and can be strong for many full-time roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Education assistance via a Guild partnership and tuition reimbursement provide tangible upskilling pathways within the benefits package. Additional perks such as product discounts, wellness resources, and adoption assistance add lifestyle value.
Sherwin-Williams Insights
What We Do
Our mission began more than 150 years ago in 1866 when Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams founded the company in Cleveland, Ohio. The duo went on to shape an industry and create a global legacy. That legacy continues on today as we look ahead and continue to innovate our future. With stores, distribution centers and facilities spanning the globe, we're able to deliver the best in paints, coatings and related products to the world. From our headquarters to our 130 distribution centers and more than 4,000 retail locations, we continue to grow in new and exciting ways.
