Application Delivery Tech Lead: Design, Code & Mentor

Old Dominion Freight Line; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 106,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Vision & Dental

401k with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Old Dominion Freight Line is seeking an experienced Application Delivery Technical Lead to guide software engineers, align solutions with business processes, and ensure high-quality enterprise software delivery. The role emphasizes design, mentorship, and hands-on coding across complex systems.

The ideal candidate combines a Bachelor’s degree in CS with 5 years of software development, strong Java/SQL/APIs skills, and proven leadership to shape technical direction and architecture.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in software development
• 3 years of experience in database technologies
• 5 years of experience on projects involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC)
• 3 years of experience in systems analysis, including defining technical requirements and performing high level design for complex solutions
• Experience in programming and software development including but not limited to RPG, Java, SQL, Angular, APIs design and implementation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Provides consultation on business requirements and functional specifications in logical program designs, code modules, application systems, and software solutions; facilitates the transition to high level design and supports the project lifecycle with input from leadership where needed
• Reviews the development or modification of highly complex, enterprise level software solutions
• 50/50 role with 50% being design, mentorship, leadership as well as 50% hands on delivery of code
• Develops and validates highly complex software design prototypes, ensuring software designs adhere to company architecture standards
• Contributes to and leverages the technical direction for the development, configuration, or modification of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments by providing insight and guidance for the design and coding of component-based applications
• Ensure related detailed functional and/or technical requirements, design, and test scripts are documented for all enhancements
• Responsible for the code management and implementation to production process in accordance with established IT Compliance and Auditing policies.
• Serves as a technical lead for project teams throughout the implementation and maintenance of business and enterprise software solutions by leveraging partnerships with technology teams and business leaders to resolve escalated issues
• Mentors and advises others, sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls
• Provides recommendations and input on options, risks, costs, and benefits for software solution designs and identifies specific interfaces and methods required to support software solutions
• Facilitates the implementation and maintenance of complex business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications

Skills

Software design

Leadership

Communication

SDLC

Systems analysis

Java

SQL

Angular

APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Old Dominion Freight Line is seeking an experienced Application Delivery Technical Lead to guide software engineers, align solutions with business processes, and ensure high-quality enterprise software delivery. The role emphasizes design, mentorship, and hands-on coding across complex systems.

The ideal candidate combines a Bachelor’s degree in CS with 5 years of software development, strong Java/SQL/APIs skills, and proven leadership to shape technical direction and architecture.