Technical Lead (Software Engineer)

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana (hybrid, 3 days a week onsite)

Direct Placement as a Full Time Employee with Client

Salary: 150k-155k annually on W2 with benefits and 15% annual bonus

Summary

As a Technical Lead you will be a leader in the solution planning, delivery and maintenance of the eCommerce experiences that our customers use every day. This position works alongside a talented group of Engineers, Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Designers, and Testers in a fast-paced environment to continuously deliver high-quality, working software to our users. The Technical Lead is a champion for researching, trialing, and implementing new technologies and approaches and sharing the results across the wider delivery team.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Architects, codes and implements ecommerce features and applications in collaboration with Engineering, UX Research & Design, Product Management and Business teams
• Leads the cross-functional teams in event-driven programming best practices
• Supports existing properties while working on projects to modernize and establish the technical direction for the future of our ecommerce platform
• Stays current with the latest trends in ecommerce and assesses emerging technologies to make recommendations regarding adoption across delivery team
• Builds “proof of concept” executions to test and establish future technical direction, establishes new standards that advance our developer and customer experience
• Develops unit and functional test plans, carries out unit test plans, and aids in the use of functional test plans and the verification of test results
• Works with 3rd party architects and engineers in implementing and troubleshooting SaaS integrations
• Champions the prioritization of technical debt to stabilize our existing properties
• Provides direction and assistance to team members, expanding the team knowledge of software development methodologies
• Develops and presents sharable materials to provide technical guidance and support to the team around development best practices
• Manages and/or mentors other engineering talent
• Additional projects and duties as assigned

Required Computer and/or Technical Skills

Should have intermediate to advanced knowledge and abilities with Digital Commerce Applications and other common tools. Experience in a retail environment is preferred. These applications include:

• Advanced proficiency in developing HTML, SASS/LESS (CSS) and JavaScript.
• Proficient in microservice architecture
• GraphQL or REST API development experience required
• GIT/Github/Bitbucket repository experience required
• React/NextJS/Kotlin development experience preferred
• GULP/Webpack preferred
• Google Tag Manager, Tealium or similar tag management software preferred
• Content Management System integration
• Referencing UI specifications in Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch or similar experience
• JSTL Tag Libraries
• Advanced jQuery development
• Foundation 6
• Atlassian Toolset (Jira/Confluence)

Required Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Computer Science or IT related field from a four-year college or university. At least 5-7 years’ experience, 4 years in J2EE or JAVA or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Computer and/or Technical Skills

Should have basic to intermediate knowledge and abilities with Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides and needed development tools.

Core Competencies:

Communication Skills

Must be an effective communicator with internal and external individuals at all levels. This includes spoken, written, electronic, and presentation skills. Communication should be consistently constructive and professional.

Decision Making and Problem Solving Skills

Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Able to analyze results at a micro and macro level and present findings. Makes routine decisions following established policies and procedures; collaborates with managers to gain assistance when complex issues arise.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.