Software Lead
About the job
About the Software Lead role
We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced Software Lead to guide a team of software developers in designing, developing, and deploying scalable software solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and a passion for driving innovation and quality in software development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers through the full software development lifecycle
- Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and career development support to team members
- Foster a collaborative, agile, and innovative team culture
- Collaborate with software manager, architect, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements and project scopes
- Plan sprints, assign tasks, and ensure timely delivery of features and fixes
- Monitor and report on progress, blockers, and risks
- Contribute to architecture and system design decisions
- Ensure software quality through testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices
- Identify opportunities to improve software performance, security, and scalability
- Promote best practices in software development, including CI/CD, testing, documentation, and DevOps
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information System, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of software development experience with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentorship role
- In-depth knowledge in micro services architecture, authentication, authorisation
- In-depth knowledge of web technologies including HTTP, XML/JSON, web security, authentication/authorisation protocols
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, GitLab, Jenkins)
- Proven track record of in software design and development using Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, Hibernate, JPA, REST, JSON
- Experience in middle ware technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Strong understanding of software architecture, databases (SQL/NoSQL), REST APIs
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
