Technical Lead

The Technical Lead will be responsible for end-to-end delivery and stability of customer facing enterprise applications. Provides hands-on leadership across architecture, development, and production support using React, Java, SQL Server/Postgres, MongoDB, and microservices. Leads incident management, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure secure, compliant, and reliable system performance. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITES 

• Own end-to-end delivery and stability of applications using React, Java/ C#/.NET, SQL Server/Postgres, MongoDB, and microservices. 
• Provide hands-on technical leadership (architecture, coding, code reviews, troubleshooting). 
• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and system improvements. 
• Establish and enforce best practices for coding, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring. 
• Plan and prioritize sprint work across features, tech debt, and support. 
• Partner with product, QA, and stakeholders to meet business goals. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education: 

• Requires bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field. 

Experience: 

• 8–12 years in software development, 1+ years as Tech Lead/Manager. 
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. 

COMPETENCIES 

• Deep expertise in Java (8+) with strong object-oriented design principles (SOLID, DRY) and GoF design patterns 
• Extensive experience with Spring Boot/Spring Framework and RESTful API design 
• Proven ability to design and lead microservices and distributed system architectures 
• Strong knowledge of database design (SQL & NoSQL) and performance optimization 
• Experience with event-driven architecture, messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and caching strategies 
• Solid understanding of concurrency, multithreading, and JVM performance tuning 
• Expertise in CI/CD, DevOps practices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) 
• Strong focus on code quality, TDD, secure coding (OWASP), and engineering best practices 
• Web API development with C#/.NET is preferred. 
• Hands-on leadership in architecture decisions, code reviews, technical mentoring, and sprint planning 
• Experience managing production support, incident resolution, and system reliability improvements Agile sprint planning, prioritization, and hands-on technical leadership 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• May require occasional off-hours or weekend work to support production incidents, deployments, or critical releases. 

EEO Statement: 

Baylor Genetics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact our Human Resources team.  

Note to Recruiters:

We value building direct relationships with our candidates and prefer to manage our hiring process internally. While we occasionally partner with select recruitment agencies for specialized roles, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies without a written agreement executed by the authorized signatory for Baylor Genetics ("Agreement"). Any resumes submitted to Baylor Genetics in the absence of an Agreement executed by Baylor Genetics' authorized signatory, will be considered the property of Baylor Genetics, and Baylor Genetics will not be obligated to pay any associated recruitment fees.