The Development Team Lead is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for guiding a cross-functional engineering team while remaining actively involved in software delivery. This role focuses on engineering execution, technical mentorship, delivery consistency, and modernization initiatives.
What You'll Do· Lead technical execution for an agile engineering team
· Remain actively involved in architecture and hands-on coding
· Mentor engineers and improve delivery practices
· Provide day-to-day technical leadership and coordination for an agile engineering team
· Partner with Product and QA on roadmap execution
· Improve operational reliability and engineering standards
Required Qualifications· 7+ years of software engineering experience in C#/.Net and modern UI frameworks (React.js)
· Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineers
· Experience with AI development tools and methodologies
· Strong backend, frontend, and cloud engineering experience
· Experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms
· Strong collaboration and communication skills
Why This Role Is InterestingWe value engineers who enjoy building, improving, and simplifying systems. This role provides the opportunity to work across product, platform, and engineering initiatives that directly influence customer experience and business outcomes.
What Success Looks LikeSuccess in this role is measured through technical contribution, collaboration, engineering quality, operational reliability, and the ability to positively influence team effectiveness and software delivery outcomes.
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