Responsibilities
- Define and establish technical standards from architectural guidelines
- Build scalable, maintainable software systems
- Drive adoption of emerging technologies, selected by leads
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Participate in hiring processes and technical interviews
- Collaborate with leadership on technical roadmaps
- Represent technical perspectives in strategic planning
- Establish code quality standards and technical debt management within the team
- Create technical documentation and knowledge-sharing resources
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Participate actively in on-call rotation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, OR equivalent professional experience demonstrating expert-level programming competency and proven technical leadership capability
- Typically 5+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated progression to technical leadership roles
- Proven track record of leading complex technical projects
- Experience with large-scale system design and production system management
- History of contributing to technical decision-making and establishing best practices
- May be required to undergo fingerprint background checks for CJIS clearance
Nice to Have
- Advanced Programming: Expert-level proficiency in multiple languages with deep ecosystem knowledge
- System Architecture: Extensive experience with scalable, distributed systems and cloud-native patterns
- DevOps & Infrastructure: Advanced CI/CD, containerization, orchestration, infrastructure as code
- Performance & Scale: Application tuning, database optimization, caching, system scaling
- Security & Quality: Deep understanding of secure development practices and quality assurance methodologies
- Emerging Technologies: Active knowledge of industry trends and innovative practices
- Technical Leadership: Proven ability to influence technical decisions and establish technical vision
- Mentoring Excellence: Strong coaching skills with track record of developing engineers
- Excellent Communication: Exceptional skills for technical documentation, presentations, cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic Thinking: Balance technical considerations with business objectives
- Change Leadership: Experience driving organizational change and technology adoption
- Advanced Problem Solving: Complex technical and organizational challenge resolution
