Software Engineering Lead

Job Summary

The Software Engineering Lead oversees front-end development projects and manages the daily activities of the development team. This role provides technical leadership, maintains high engineering standards, and ensures successful delivery of scalable, high-quality products.

The position involves developing technical roadmaps, guiding architectural decisions, collaborating cross-functionally, and mentoring team members. The role also contributes directly to front-end and cross-platform mobile application development. This is a hybrid work position.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee front-end development projects and manage day-to-day team activities

• Develop and maintain a technical roadmap to reduce tech debt and improve codebase health

• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Work closely with back-end, product, design, and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and feature delivery

• Lead architectural discussions and evaluate technical feasibility

• Serve as escalation point for complex technical issues and ensure timely resolution

• Contribute to cross-platform mobile application development using React Native, focusing on performance and code consistency

• Participate in cross-functional strategy discussions and provide technical insights

• Mentor and support team members to foster professional growth

• Stay current with front-end technologies, trends, and best practices

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field (or foreign equivalent)

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible front-end engineering experience

• 5 years of experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including OOP JavaScript), and modern front-end frameworks such as React and Vue.js

• 3 years of full-stack development experience including Java and Node

• 3 years of experience with component-based web frameworks with server-side templating (e.g., React with Next, Vue with Nuxt, JSP, FTL, Handlebars)

• 2 years of experience developing or supporting mobile applications using cross-platform frameworks such as React and React Native

• 2 years of experience with React Native tools including Redux, TypeScript, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tools

• At least 1 year of experience managing or mentoring developers

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong architectural and problem-solving skills

• Experience leading technical discussions and justifying development approaches

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and leadership skills