Lead Consultant - Application Developer
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Actively hiring · Posted 1d ago · JEV26100434AA26A1
Job description
Lead Developers act as the primary point of contact for our clients, ensuring that teams are successful in their delivery. As a Lead Developer, you will bring a strategic mindset to projects and spend time negotiating with clients in order to bring a technical vision to life. Having a balance of high-level and tactical mindsets is a must, as you will spend time both with clients and alongside your fellow teammates.
You’ll spend time on the following:
You will lead or take part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery from ideation to deployment and everything in between
You will act as a mentor for less-experienced peers through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills
You will design solutions and choose technologies that solve clients’ problems while staying within constraints
You will use continuous delivery practices to improve software delivery speed
Work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
Utilize the latest technology thinking from our tech radar in your work
Apply a variety of languages to your work and continue to code alongside Developers;
you will never go post-technical in this role
Here’s what we’re looking for:
10+ years of experience and you’re well-versed in two or more languages ( Java, Javascript, etc.) and are comfortable with the latest Object-Oriented technology
You have led software development teams using Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as TDD, continuous integration, pairing, and infrastructure automation
You have experience influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
The ability to develop and execute a technical vision with a focus on business value
You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business
problems
You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple
perspectives
We would love it if you’re up to speed on functional programming paradigms and
languages like Clojure, Scala, etc.
Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or
Kubernetes
Key skills
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