Technical Lead, Software Engineer - Store POS

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Participate as part of a team and contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment.
• Design, code, test, troubleshoot, document, and support application programs and/or system interfaces utilizing modern software programming languages and other tools.
• Lead project efforts directing the work of other engineers to achieve project goals ensuring code quality through thorough code reviews, testing, and using best practices and standards.
• Work independently to solve complex software problems, delivering quality software within specified target dates.
• Analyze requirements and corresponding software to design safe and effective approaches to changes in software to minimize risks and achieve project goals.
• Contribute to architectural and technical discussions and decisions, providing insights based on expertise and experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including delivery managers, product managers, designers, other engineers, various business stakeholders, as well as leadership to define and deliver new features and enhancements in an agile environment.
• Collaborate with external vendors for various software integration efforts.
• Provide technical oversight and direct work for software engineers with less experience.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Write and maintain complex application documentation.
• Help create, maintain, and enforce IT SDLC and Agile processes and standards.
• Establish and enforce application coding standards through code reviews.
• Proactively identify and recommend system improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 12+ years of overall experience building complex applications, highly available systems, and integrating third-party APIs.
• Minimum of 2 years leading a team (on and offshore).
• 5+ years of microservice development experience in an enterprise environment.
• 3+ years of experience with React, NodeJS, serverless technologies, and SOA (REST/JSON). Typescript a plus.
• Strong experience with continuous integration and highly available systems.
• Expertise in cloud architecture and tools, especially AWS.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL against a relational database.
• Advanced experience with source control tools (GIT or similar) and defect tracking systems.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Experience with application performance monitoring and testing tools.
• Strong business acumen with basic knowledge of Retail principles.
• Clear and effective writing and technical documentation skills.
• Advanced understanding of Object-Oriented Programming practices and Functional Programming.
• Team-oriented with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization skills with the ability to see a task to completion.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated, independent, resourceful.
• Ability to work on-site in Plano, TX (Monday through Friday).

Nice to Have

• Typescript experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.