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Lead Engineer - Java - Onsite

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Hiring Remotely in United States
48K-168K Annually
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
48K-168K Annually
Senior level
Lead software engineer responsible for designing, coding, testing, debugging, and stabilizing Java-based applications. Author and review technical designs, own complex stories and domain dependencies, mentor team members, enforce best practices, interact with business stakeholders, and improve processes and metrics. Provide guidance to contractors and participate in related agreements and SLAs.
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Description:

Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs. Using current programming language and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and performs testing and debugging of applications. Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.
Specific Responsibilities
• Authors, reviews and approves technical designs
• Mastery of domain programming language
• Engineers extensible solutions with the team in mind and can fix complex bugs
• Reviews code to ensure it is functionally correct and consistent with the technical design
• Accountable for domain dependencies and critical paths
• Accountable for complex stories and integration or business requirements
• Accountable for domain dependencies and critical paths
• Anticipates risks and provides contingency solutions and timelines
• Defines useful metrics and targets for domain
• Measurably improves processes and best practices to achieve goals
• Innovates measurable improvements
• Stabilizes emerging technologies
• Achieves team consent and buy-in
• Interacts with business users, and/or functional peer group and managers
• Sphere of influence is scrum or project development team
• Actively shares through peer mentoring, shared resources and informal teachings
• Teaches and mentors within team
• Contributes and enforces best practices
• Inspires teamwork and gently guides the Agile/project team
• Assists in career development plans for engineers
• Provides guidance for the work performed by contractors and delegates work
• Assesses the quality of work and effectiveness of contractors
• Participates in development of contractor agreements, including deliverables and SLAs
Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 48,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 168,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

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