Description
We are seeking a Sr. Lead Software Engineer to join our Card Tech organization, which is a globally distributed technology engine that powers spending for customers. As a Sr. Lead Software Engineer, you will collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
- Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal and external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community.
- Utilize various programming languages, Open Source technologies, Relational/NoSQL databases, Containers, and a variety of AWS tools and services with a special focus on Serverless initiatives.
- Implement software in unambiguous and uncomplicated domains with little to no support, while effectively combining standards and practices to implement more complex software.
- Implement a new, fully featured local build and deployment pipeline, while identifying improvements and making enhancements to established deployment pipelines.
- Troubleshoot the most complicated issues with local builds and deployment pipelines.
- Debug moderately complex issues across backend, frontend, middleware, infrastructure, databases, and pipelines across all environments from local to production and across distributed systems.
- Quickly identify root cause, implement fix, and correct any affected data.
- Develop features to enhance the overall user experience with little to no direction, knowing what non-functionals to address and how.
- Lead a team of engineers through development of features by providing technical direction or detailed instruction.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
- At least 11 years of experience building back-end services.
- At least 2 years of experience with Golang or GraphQL.
- At least 3 years of experience with a database technology.
- At least 4 years of experience designing, building, and testing distributed systems.
- At least 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role overseeing strategic projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in Agile or Kanban software development methodologies.
- 4+ years of experience with a cloud computing provider.
- 6+ years of experience implementing functional tests, unit tests, integrated tests, or automated tests to support Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment.
- 4+ years of experience with a server-side application framework.
- 6+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering large-scale systems.