Lead Developer

Lead Developer

Location

Atlanta, GA or Birmingham, Alabama

4 Days Onsite - Telecommute on Friday

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Lead Developer/Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of largescale applications within the marketing portfolio. This role will lead multiple Scrum teams, set technical directions in partnership with the scrum master, architect, product owners, and ensure high quality, scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.

Description

The person in this position will provide technical leadership across multiple Scrum teams, guiding the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable web applications. This role partners closely with architects and stakeholders to set technical direction, establish coding standards, and ensure solutions align with business goals. The role requires strong full stack development experience, including building Single Page Applications using Angular and developing RESTful services with .NET and Web API, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend components. The Lead Developer will oversee day-to-day activities, troubleshoot complex technical issues, promote secure coding and quality practices, mentor team members, and leverage AI assisted development tools to improve code quality and development velocity.

Work Model

Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the designated office in Atlanta or Birmingham and be willing to be present at the office Monday-Thursday. The candidate may telecommute on Fridays.

Key Responsibilities

- Technical Leadership: Act as the technical lead for multiple Scrum teams, providing hands-on guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to engineers. Work on critical stories.

- Project Delivery: Participate in iteration planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily standups; support PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt events.

- Architecture & Standards: Partner with the architect to define solution designs, establish coding standards, and promote engineering practices across teams. Contribute to architectural runway and technical debt reduction.

- Troubleshooting & Problem Solving: Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical bottlenecks, system issues, and performance challenges.

- Security & Compliance: Ensure applications are designed and built with security in mind, following secure coding practices, Southern Co standards and appropriate authentication and authorization protocols.

- AI Assisted Development Enablement: Leverage AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot to improve code quality, development velocity, and test coverage, and guide teams on responsible and effective use of AI in the software development lifecycle.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred; 7+ years of full-stack development experience including experience in leading or guiding development teams using C# .NET, Angular, and REST APIs. Agile/SAFe experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Attributes

- Result oriented, product focused excellent ability to work cross functionally

- Ability to function independently and as a team member. Willingness to operate as a member of a productive, well-integrated team; values the project, company and co-workers

- Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

- Proven analysis and problem-solving skills

- Ability to learn new technologies and apply them

- Strong experience designing and developing largescale web applications using modern frameworks, patterns, and technologies.

- Solid understanding of application security, including authentication and authorization protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML).

- Experience working with relational databases such as Oracle and/or SQL Server, including schema design and performance tuning.

- Proven experience implementing secure coding practices and using static and dynamic code analysis tools to improve code quality.

- Exhibit Southern Company Values

Nice to Have

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.

- Exposure to cloud platforms and modern deployment strategies.

- Familiarity with enterprise identity platforms and SSO integrations.

Southern Company Values

- Safety – We put safety first in everything we do.

- Integrity – We act ethically and do the right thing.

- Respect – We treat others with dignity and respect.

- Excellence – We strive for high performance and continuous improvement.

- Inclusion – We value different perspectives and work together as One Southern Company.

About Southern Company

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 16989

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Company Services