Senior Lead Developer

Jobtailor; Washington; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington state seeks a senior software leader to guide multiple Agile teams, designing enterprise web apps with React frontends and Python backends while driving modernization toward cloud-native architectures.

You will mentor engineers, conduct peer reviews, establish coding standards, and deliver scalable, production-ready solutions for federal IT systems, with strong cross-stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years supporting Federal Government IT systems.
• Experience leading software development teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise applications using Agile methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development efforts across multiple Agile development teams.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for application design and implementation.
• Establish development standards, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and coach developers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.
• Conduct peer code reviews and approve production-ready code.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise web applications.
• Develop modern React-based user interfaces.
• Design and develop scalable Python backend services and RESTful APIs.
• Maintain and enhance existing C#/.NET applications while supporting long-term modernization initiatives.
• Lead migration of legacy applications to modern cloud-native architectures.
• Produce technical design documentation.
• Maintain software configuration documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Mentor/coach

Agile methodologies

Communication

Team leadership

Government IT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

Python

C#/.NET

RESTful APIs

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead software development efforts across multiple Agile development teams.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for application design and implementation.
• Establish development standards, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and coach developers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.
• Conduct peer code reviews and approve production‑ready code.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise web applications.
• Develop modern React‑based user interfaces.
• Design and develop scalable Python backend services and RESTful APIs.
• Maintain and enhance existing C#/.NET applications while supporting long‑term modernization initiatives.
• Lead migration of legacy applications to modern cloud‑native architectures.
• Produce technical design documentation.
• Maintain software configuration documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional software development experience.
• Minimum 5 years supporting Federal Government IT systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading software development teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise applications using Agile methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading software development teams, establishing coding standards, and delivering enterprise applications using Agile methodologies. Proficient in designing and developing modern web applications with React and scalable backend services in Python.