Software Engineer II: Tech Lead & Mentor for Critical Apps

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. is seeking a Software Engineer II to lead the design of complex components for business critical applications and mentor developers on best practices.

You will develop, enhance, and support a range of applications in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring code quality through reviews. You'll work with senior staff on medium to large projects, modernizing existing systems and building new solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent years of software development experience.
• 8–10 years experience in programming languages (Java, RPG etc…).
• Full stack development with React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring, Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful APIs.
• 1–2 years of experience working with Agile teams.
• Knowledge of technical project management.
• Experience with design frameworks and patterns in software development.
• Knowledge of industry standard practices and SDLC.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the effort to develop, enhance, and support applications in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor a team of software engineers on development best practices and code quality.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Produce deliverables for medium to large projects with clean, maintainable code.
• Participate in design reviews, tollgates, and cross-functional buy-in.
• Document architecture and systems, including diagrams and documentation.
• Write unit/UI tests and leverage CI/CD for deployment.
• Triage production issues with multiple teams to perform problem analysis.
• Lead backend database design efforts and UI/UX collaboration where applicable.
• Assign projects and review deliverables from onshore and offshore engineers.
• Contribute to hiring and participate in candidate interviews.

Skills

Mentoring teammates

Communication skills

Agile experience

Independent work

Design patterns knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Tools

React

Angular

jQuery

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Spring Framework

Spring-MVC

myBatis

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Relational DB design

Job description

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. is seeking a Software Engineer II to lead the design of complex components for business critical applications and mentor developers on best practices.

You will develop, enhance, and support a range of applications in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring code quality through reviews. You'll work with senior staff on medium to large projects, modernizing existing systems and building new solutions.