Lead Software Engineer

Description:

Job Summary: The Lead Software Engineer will take ownership of the technical direction, delivery, and team leadership for the internal web application platform (Dashboard). The Lead Software Engineer will mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities:

- Own the architecture, quality, and maintainability of the Dashboard web application.

- Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and technical design sessions.

- Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, guidance, and pairing.

- Collaborate with product, firmware, and infrastructure stakeholders to align priorities.

- Enforce and improve development practices: CI/CD, testing, documentation.

- Help onboard new team members and contribute to team culture.

- Communicate status, risks, and opportunities to the Director of IT & Software.

- Continue the development of software.

- Stay up to date with the latest languages, frameworks, and development tools.

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.

- Strong experience with modern web application stacks (e.g., React, Node.j.s, etc.).

- Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.

- Experience in an industrial, IoT, or embedded-adjacent environment preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

- Proven ability to lead projects and mentor other engineers.

- Solid grasp of code quality, performance optimization, and system design.

- Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.

- Familiarity with Agile development practices.

- Understanding of API integrations with firmware/hardware systems.

Work Environment:

- Regular use of a computer keyboard is required.

- Regularly sits for several hours per shift.

- Ability to read and interpret information and documents.

- Performs detailed work on multiple concurrent projects.