Senior Lead Software Engineer

Tyler Technologies, Inc.; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 83,524 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wide range of benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

A leading software solutions company is looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Lakewood, Colorado. The candidate will be responsible for generating creative solutions to complex issues, leading projects, and guiding less experienced staff. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and typically ten or more years of software development experience. The salary range is between $83,524 - $130,000 annually before adjustments.

Qualifications

• Typically ten or more years of software development experience with database technology.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development practices, computer science theory.
• Ability to lead projects with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in technical design of new applications.
• Create clear and concise program specifications.
• Develop application solutions by coding system features.
• Ensure program and system integrity through thorough testing.

Skills

Expert knowledge of software development practices

Expert knowledge of programming languages

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable

Tools

PHP Native

JavaScript / NodeJS

AWS

MySQL

Java / Kotlin

Docker

Apache Server

OpenAPI

Job description

Senior Lead Software Engineer

The Senior Lead Software Engineer is responsible for generating creative solutions to address highly complex and critical issues to current applications and/or to create new solutions that address clients’ needs. The Senior Lead Software Engineer is key team player who will take ownership of issues and problems and see them through to a successful resolution exercising judgement with little direction or guidance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in technical design of new applications and existing system enhancements.
• Provide high-level analysis and design to address and create well-integrated application systems.
• Create clear and concise program specifications that will enable Software Engineers to code the program with minimal additional guidance.
• Develop highly complex and critical new application solutions and enhance existing solutions by coding system features according to system designs.
• Lead team to meet the goals of assigned projects (e.g. best practice initiatives, developing a new solution to address a never before seen client request, etc.).
• This involves providing technical project leadership for highly complex solutions; driving technical direction in partnership with architects, senior leadership, etc.
• Provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff to ensure bugs to existing applications are fixed and/or to clear up operational deficiencies in both previously released software and software slated for future release.
• Assure program, module and system integrity through thorough testing and adherence to company standards and procedures.
• Lead phases of the software development life cycle, including research, design, analysis, requirements, implementation, test automation, and maintenance.
• Utilize new technologies and tools to modify products and provide integration with applications developed internally and externally.
• Prepare and modify program and system documentation.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members to ensure knowledge transfer and training are successfully meeting department goals.
• Demonstrate the willingness to take any project and successfully implement it with little or no help from more senior resources.
• Demonstrate a high degree of skill, efficiency and be a leader to less experienced development staff.
• Develop programs that are highly complex in nature, adhering to established departmental standards.
• Learn and implement new technologies and architectures within a reasonably quick timeframe while producing and testing high quality software.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and work experience.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of required programming languages.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of the technical/business environment.
• Effectively partner, communicate, and negotiate with business analyst, development and support groups in order to gather and communicate business requirements.
• Work on individual programs that are part of a much larger application.
• Adapt to changing products and technologies.
• Fix bugs in existing, often unfamiliar programs, under considerable time constraints.
• Manage and prioritize often conflicting tasks and interruptions so as to minimize their impact on the current deadlines and workload.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or comparable work experience.
• Typically ten or more years of software development experience with database technology.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development practices, computer science theory, and understanding of relevant technologies.

Relevant Technologies

• PHP Native
• JavaScript / NodeJS
• AWS
• MySQL
• Java / Kotlin
• Obj C / Swift
• Docker
• Apache Server
• OpenAPI
• Harness

Location

Lakewood, Colorado

State‑Specific Salary Range Disclosure Requirements

Salary will generally fall between $83,524 - $130,000 before adjustment for geographic differences. Recruiter can confirm if position is incentive eligible.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Tyler Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [e-mail] or by calling 800.646.2633 ext. 791008. Please keep in mind these methods are reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.

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