Team Lead - Software Engineering (Java/TypeScript)

DESCRIPTION The Team Lead – Software Engineering is an entry level managerial leadership position. A Team Lead is expected to possess in-depth knowledge of the software engineering lifecycle. A team Lead should demonstrate a sense of ownership over the day-to-day processes and team focus on meeting business goals. Team Lead is responsible for providing sprint and release management including both day-to-day personnel management, roadmap implementation, and regularly monitoring and reporting team and individual performance management.   RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead software engineering team members in following best coding practices, patterns established within the software framework, quality focused practices, and in the agile/scrum process. • Model company values and leadership competencies while maintaining a focus on high performance, integrity, and work-life balance. • Identify new or changes to existing procedures, methods, and/or tools, to improve the efficiency of the software development process. • Act as mentor and manager to members of the software engineering team. • Develops employees on the team: • Addresses performance issues • Provides regular performance feedback • Assesses training needs and oversees training for team members • Provides soft skills training • Provides input on employee retention activities • Meets regularly with employees individually and as a team • Foster a culture of success as a team, of continuous learning and improvement, of collaboration across departments and divisions, of quality of shipped software, and of accountability within the team. • Gather, monitor, and report on individual and team performance and health metrics. • Prepares and delivers annual performance reviews. • Work collectively with management, team members, and external stakeholders to drive engineering initiatives forward release over release. • Assist management with building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the company. • Maintain composure under pressure, rapidly and accurately assessing situations using sound reasoning to arrive at timely, workable solutions. • Manage and prioritize multiple, often conflicting tasks, personnel issues, and organizational challenges.   QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field. • 2–5+ years of experience developing enterprise-level software and leading software engineering teams. • Strong programming skills in languages such as C# or Java, Typescript with ability to write modular maintainable code. • Experience with the Agile – Scrum, Kanban or Lean development processes is required. • Experience with Jenkins, Team City, mercurial or other build management, continuous integration tools, AWS, is desirable • Experience using Jira is preferable. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development. • Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, highly flexible on-site and offshore team environment • Must be a self-starter, able to operate independently, and multiplex his or her time between many diverse tasks in a fast-moving environment with limited supervision