Tech Lead, Product

Roberts Recruiting, LLC; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruiting agency is seeking a Tech Lead in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This role involves overseeing the development and maintenance of web applications while guiding product architecture. The ideal candidate should have 5-10 years of development experience, a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, and expertise in engineering strategies, coding standards, and team collaboration. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of development experience.
• Understanding of MVC and Object Oriented Programming concepts.
• Experience in architecting high volume websites.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and participate in the development of web applications.
• Guide core product architecture.
• Coach and mentor developers during code reviews.

Skills

Engineering design strategies

High code quality maintenance

Agile collaboration

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

GIT

Sass

Less

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Tech Lead to plan, direct and participate in the development, deployment, and maintenance of our client-facing web applications across desktop and mobile platforms.

You will be charged with helping to guide our core product architecture by translating business needs into application technology strategies. A key responsibility of this role is the evaluation, selection, and integration of reusable frameworks, services, and application interfaces. You will be a decision maker on what frameworks we use (we currently use Rails), how we build and test web applications, and ultimately influence what web app development looks like in the future. You will be a coach and mentor for developers at all levels, participating in code reviews and facilitating design discussions.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

• 5-10 years of development experience
• Ability to articulate engineering design strategies related to scalability, performance, security, usability and development platforms
• Communicates and enforces best practice coding standards to maintain high code quality
• Assists team members by reviewing code and providing suggestions
• Collaborates with teammates to deliver in an agile fashion.
• Mentors others in the team and actively cross-trains to learn and disseminate knowledge and skills.
• Ability to articulate engineering design strategies related to scalability, performance, security, usability and development platforms
• Able to effectively communicate across teams and roles
• Familiarity with MVC and Object Oriented Programming concepts
• Experience implementing responsive, content-driven designs
• Moderate to Expert-level experience with Sass or Less
• Experience in Git or a similar version control system
• Has solid CS skills, but also knows when to be pragmatic
• Experience in architecting front-end, middle and back-end tiers for high volume websites