Lead Software Engineer

Jobtailor; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned software engineering leader in Atlanta to drive design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise applications. You will coordinate with managers to align business needs with technical solutions and manage staffing and performance evaluations.

The role requires hands-on development, architecture discussions, and strong experience in Node.js, Vue/React, GraphQL, and AWS, ensuring secure, scalable cloud deployments with CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of hands-on software development experience.
• Experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• Extensive software development experience in a research institution context preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, implementation, testing and analysis of software applications.
• Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle using agile methodologies.
• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews for quality.

Skills

Node.js

Vue.js/React

Nuxt/Next

Tailwind.js

GraphQL

Oracle

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Microsoft Office

JavaScript

REST/GraphQL APIs

.NET

AWS

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Coursework in programming, software architecture, and project management

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Oracle Analytics Server

eBIZ

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, development, implementation, testing, and analysis of software applications to meet enterprise-wide business and user needs.
• Consults with managers and directors to understand business needs and propose new and improved software applications.
• Prepares reports to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data.
• Hires, supervises, and evaluates staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Lead technical design and architecture discussions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and align with long-term technology goals.
• Manage the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including sprint planning, resource allocation, and project timelines, using agile methodologies.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide ongoing mentorship, and support the professional growth of individual software developers.
• Define and enforce team-wide coding standards and best practices through consistent code reviews to maintain software quality and consistency.
• Act as the primary technical contact for product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Oversee the software release and deployment process, including the management of CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and timely delivery of new features.
• Direct the recruitment and hiring process for new developers, from interviewing technical candidates to facilitating team integration.
• Mentor junior developers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Participate in on-call rotations, respond to production incidents, and conduct post-incident reviews.
• Contribute to technical architecture discussions and document design decisions.
• Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments (AWS).
• Champion security, compliance, and data privacy standards across the platform.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, engineering, or a related field and five years of related experience in programming and software systems, including project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• Knowledge of software development in a research institution context preferred.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science is preferred.
• Coursework to include a strong foundation in programming languages, software architecture, and project management principles is essential.
• Extensive experience in the software development field is a primary requirement, with five or more years of hands‑on software development experience.
• 2+ years of production experience with Node.js, VUE or React, NUXT or NEXT.
• Ability to read unfamiliar code and understand it at the architectural level before modifying it.
• Ability to translate vague feature requests into concrete technical plans.
• Technical development expertise in the following areas: JavaScript, Node.js, VUE or React, NUXT or NEXT, Tailwind.js, GraphQL, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Office, etc.
• API (Application Programming Interface) experience, preferably REST and GraphQL APIs.
• .NET knowledge for supporting existing applications to move to Node.Js.
• Expertise in using various reporting environments such as Oracle Analytics Server, eBIZ, and others.
• Good decision making, organization, analysis, and problem-solving skills with the ability to multitask.
• Basic understanding of AWS cloud services and cloud-based application development is preferred.
• Docker/containerization experience is a plus.