Lead Software Engineer

At Assurant a Lead Software Engineer analyzes requirements and designs, codes, tests, installs and maintains application systems, programs, functions, services, and other related software components in response to enterprise needs of high complexity. We are looking for a thoughtful, adaptive individual with a growth mindset to join our growing team. 

In this role, you will work closely with our product teams and other developers to create APIs and web applications to serve customers with an engaging, dynamic user experience. We are looking for people with expertise in .net Core and Angular 6+. Responsibilities include solving problems, experimenting, and building features that we measure for value to our users. Candidates must have strong mentoring skills, communication skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, sound judgment, and the ability to be productive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. 

Responsibilities: 

•             Mentoring junior team members and ensuring they adhere to determined software quality standards 

•             Build scalable, highly reliable product features 

•             Design, implement, and maintain applications used by both mobile and desktop clients 

•             Work closely with client developers to architect high-throughput systems 

•             Work in a collaborative environment by occasional pair and/or mob programming 

•             Evaluate technical capabilities, options, and strategies 

•             Communicating with Engineering Managers and Product Owners to plan and prioritize work and design technical solutions 

•             Work in a cadence of two week sprints with daily stand-ups and bi-weekly retrospectives 

•             Conduct design and code reviews 

•             Grow subject matter expertise in programming, product, and platform 

Required Knowledge: 

•             10+ years of total IT experience with .Net and Angular 6+ 

•             2+ years leading a team of Engineers 

•             C# expertise 

•             Hands-on knowledge of version control systems such as Git 

•             Experience with SQL Server, other relational database engines and relational database design 

•             Knowledge of RESTful API design 

•             Ability to demonstrate technical know-how through individual contributions, pair programming exercises, and architectural designs 

•             Strong oral and written communication skills to create a productive communication environment with team members and stakeholders 

Preferred Experience: Skills and Knowledge: 

•             Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field 

•             Knowledge of Azure DevOps 

•             Knowledge of Cloud / Azure 

•             Knowledge of Microsoft Service Fabric 

•             Knowledge of Microservice based architecture patterns 

•             Estimation skills for cost, effort and duration of product deliverables of high complexity 

•             Analysis skills for technical problems and solutions of high risk 

•             Advanced programming skills in targeted languages and utilities for the mainframe and/or distributed environments 

•             Knowledge of Agile/Scrum best practice processes and techniques 

•             Experience with TDD/BDD frameworks 

•             Experience in client/server and n-tier development principles including understanding of Object Oriented modeling, analysis, design and programming 

•             Ability to balance trade-offs between speed and quality based on business priorities