Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the Role
If you have excellent programming skills, a passion for developing/improving applications utilizing cutting edge technologies, and strong leadership skills, then we would like to meet you.
Reports to: Group Chief Executive Officer

Tech Lead Officer Responsibilities:
System Design
• Database design - Identifying key entities, their responsibilities and relationships to develop and document well-structured databases.
• Application architecture - Design and document the architecture of various software components and how they interact with each other.
• Infrastructure - Assess capacity needs, identify red flags that may cause system degradation and scale the system accordingly. Develop a CI/CD pipeline (automated tests & deployments).
Establish Engineering Best Practices
• Implement static code analysis tools, encourage code reviews and use of computer science fundamentals to ensure the code is of high quality, maintainable, reusable and performant.
• Implement unit, integration & e-2-e tests to ensure key software components work as expected and meet the customer's needs.
• Create/maintain a playbook that documents engineering best practices, the product development process, various workflows, system architecture, engineering values and expectations.
Product Development
• Capture requirements from the product managers, assess the scope of work, help in overall design direction and define implementation strategies and effort estimates.
• Break down the requirements into actionable tasks that the engineering team will take up.
• Assign tasks, keep track of progress, resolve blockers to facilitate continuous iterations of product features on time, spec and quality in agile development cycles.
Talent & Mentorship
• Lead in the recruitment of top talent to support the business as it grows.
• Provide feedback on work done and highlight areas to improve on.
• Impart knowledge to the team through tech discussions and coaching sessions.
• Delegate more complex problems to facilitate growth, creating a challenging and fulfilling work environment.
Software Development
• Jump in and write code where necessary.
Budgeting
Technical Debt Management
• Identify problematic applications, document and develop long-term solutions to fix them.
• In every iteration (sprint) allocate time to debt-related tasks.

Responsibilities
• Strong focus on Code Quality thorough conducting project code reviews on a frequent basis and integrating the needed optimizations and changes.
• Own and shape our technical best practices & processes and improve/optimize them to ensure they are up to standards.
• Ensure our best development practices are being followed by the dev team and take full responsibility for any findings or red flags.
• Own the technical implementation of all technical work and ensure deliveries are on track, deadlines are met, and progress/bottlenecks are resolved in a timely manner.
• Take the initiative to manage and resolve any bottlenecks or issues related to the projects & members they are managing autonomously.
• Responsible for the end-to-end technical building and implementation of features and products within set timelines.
• Assist substantially in designing, documenting, and sharing/discussing the project architecture with the team.
• Prepare, review, and own the technical documentation of his/her projects
• Mentor & Coach Junior team members and their project colleagues
• Manage small teams of developers

Requirements
• BS degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering Masters is a plus

Bonus qualities
• Experience using AWS cloud and its resources/services
• AWS certificates
• Strong work experience in Relational Databases including PostgreSQL
• Previous experience in automated testing tools including unit testing & UI testing
• Strong knowledge in DevOps, CI/CD, Docker containers
• Experience with Scrum/Agile Development methodologies
• Experience managing multiple projects at the same time

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Use the link below to apply.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2896624963/

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