Lead Software Developer, Tooling Development

Vernovis, Ltd.; Westerville (OH); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vernovis, Ltd. is seeking a Lead Software Developer for Tooling Development onsite in Westerville, OH. This role leads hands-on development of custom tooling while coordinating integrations across development tools, processes, and systems to support a secure, scalable software environment.

You will mentor engineers, drive platform migrations, and ensure code quality and security through reviews and established standards, while contributing production code yourself.

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with production code shipping.
• 2+ years as a technical lead or senior developer, including code reviews and backlog planning.
• Strong Python development experience with GitLab for source control and CI/CD.
• Experience building REST and GraphQL API integrations and using PostgreSQL.

Aufgaben

• Lead hands-on development of custom tooling for a global secure software development environment.
• Build and maintain integrations connecting development tools, processes, and engineering systems.
• Support platform migrations and consolidation across source control, issue tracking, requirements, and test management systems.
• Develop metric gathering and reporting capabilities for engineering data.
• Break features into actionable issues with clear acceptance criteria and guide developers.
• Review merge requests for code quality, security, test coverage, and alignment with designs.
• Establish and enforce coding, testing, linting, and documentation standards across tooling.
• Mentor developers while actively contributing production code.

Kenntnisse

Python

GitLab

REST/GraphQL APIs

PostgreSQL

Secure coding practices

Technical leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Go

TypeScript/JavaScript

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Lead Software Developer, Tooling Development

Location / Work Structure: Onsite in Westerville OH

Compensation: $130,000–$165,000 Salary

Who we are

Vernovis is a Total Talent Solutions company that specializes in Technology, Cybersecurity, Finance & Accounting functions. At Vernovis, we help these professionals achieve their career goals, matching them with innovative projects and dynamic direct hire opportunities in Ohio and across the Midwest.

Client Overview

Vernovis is partnering with a global leader in critical digital infrastructure to identify a Lead Software Developer to support its Development Tooling organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead hands-on development of custom tooling supporting a global secure software development environment.
• Build and maintain integrations connecting development tools, processes, and engineering systems.
• Support platform migrations and consolidation across source control, issue tracking, requirements, and test management systems.
• Build metric-gathering and reporting capabilities that collect, parse, and present engineering data.
• Break technical Features into actionable Issues with clear acceptance criteria and guide developers through implementation.
• Review merge requests for code quality, security, test coverage, and alignment with approved designs.
• Establish and enforce coding, testing, linting, and documentation standards across the tooling portfolio.
• Mentor developers while remaining an active individual contributor writing and shipping production code.

What Experience You'll Have

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, including substantial hands-on experience shipping production code.
• 2+ years of experience serving as a technical lead or senior developer, including code review and backlog breakdown.
• Strong hands-on Python development experience and meaningful experience with GitLab, including source control, Issues, merge requests, and CI/CD.
• Experience building REST and/or GraphQL API integrations and working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and the ability to translate technical designs into executable work for other developers.

What Experience is Nice to Have

• Experience building internal developer tooling, DevSecOps solutions, bots, platform integrations, or engineering automation.
• Experience with Go, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, or C#, along with Docker and Kubernetes environments.
• Exposure to SBOM, software signing, vulnerability management, Grafana, GitLab work-item hierarchies, CODEOWNERS, or merge-request quality gates.