Software Engineering Technical Lead

QTS Realty Trust; Atlanta, Suwanee (GA, GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust in Atlanta seeks a Software Engineering Technical Lead to guide a 4-5 person team of third-party engineers, establishing patterns, best practices, and architectures for the SDP platform that others will build upon to create features and resolve bugs.

The role requires leading design, code reviews, Scrum ceremonies, and technical documentation, while mentoring engineers and coordinating offshore developers to deliver robust software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/engineering.
• 7+ years of software engineering with APIs and system integration.
• Experience with frontend and backend tech (Angular/JS/TS/HTML/CSS; Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL, REST).
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Experience leading offshore developers.

Responsibilities

• Implement applications using microservices architecture.
• Perform code reviews and coordinate team tasks.
• Lead requirements analysis and system architecture, including DB schemas.
• Provide technical specs and task estimates.
• Conduct Scrum ceremonies (planning, grooming, retrospective).
• Mentor team members and prepare technical documentation.

Skills

APIs

System integration

Angular/JavaScript/TypeScript/HTML/CSS

Java (8+)

Spring Boot/Security

Hibernate (JPA)

SQL/REST

Offshore team leadership

Technical documentation

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

D3.js

Three.js

OAuth

Scala

Job description

The Software Engineering Technical Lead is responsible for leading a team consisting of 4-5 third-party Software Engineers. The successful candidate will establish patterns, best practices, and underlying architectures for the SDP platform that the rest of the team can build on top of to create features and resolve bugs. RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned.

Responsibility

• Implement applications using microservices architecture style
• Perform code reviews
• Coordinate team work tasks
• Lead requirements analysis and system architecture, to include building data base schemas and selecting the best development approach
• Technical specification and tasks estimation
• Perform Scrum ceremonies (PG, retrospective etc.)
• Mentor team members
• Prepare technical documentation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience
• Seven or more years of Software Engineering experience with a focus on APIs and system integration
• Prior experience working with front-end technologies, such as Angular, JavaScript, Type Script, HTML, CSS, as well as back-end technologies, such as Java (8+), Spring framework (Boot, Secuirty), Hibernate (JPA), SQL, REST
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of portal software, design, and development
• Experience working with or leading offshore Software Developers
• Strong technical documentation skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Four or more years of experience working with Microservices architecture
• Prior experience determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team
• Experience with D3.js and Three.js (WebGL)
• Basic knowledge of OAuth
• Experience with Scala

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc.) when dealing with internal and/or external audiences at all levels of management
• Able to use organizational skills to determine prioritization and appropriate multitasking. Focus on scope, tone, and quality of processes and their respective documentation, as well as the associated goals, priorities, deadlines, and weaknesses.
• Ability to work independently, with supervision, on a project of varying complexity.

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