Lead Software Engineer Developer to lead the software development team in driving technical strategy, and influencing software development for our energy

Our energy client is looking for a Lead Software Engineer Developer to lead the software development team in driving technical strategy, and influencing software development for our energy client. ID 25-198

Location: Oshawa - 2 day on site

Duration: 1 year

Work hours: 35 hour work week

**Must be eligible for enhanced reliability security clearance**

Job Overview

• The Lead Software Developer/Engineer is a specialist technical role focused on elevating engineering excellence, driving technical strategy, and influencing software development practices for one or more teams.
• This role involves mentoring engineers, defining architectural direction, and collaborating with stakeholders to align technology with business objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence by leading system design and architecture decisions, resulting in robust and scalable technical solutions.
• Enhance team performance and software quality by mentoring engineers to improve their technical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Elevate development quality and security by advocating for and implementing standards and best practices across teams, leading to consistent and secure software delivery.
• Align technical solutions with business objectives by collaborating with leadership and stakeholders, fostering innovation and strategic growth.
• Strengthen engineering culture by sharing knowledge and fostering cross-team collaboration, contributing to organization-wide technical strategies and improved team synergy.
• Accelerate software development capabilities by evaluating and implementing new technologies, enhancing efficiency and innovation.
• Influence strategic direction by participating in discussions and providing technical expertise to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring informed decision-making.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities as needed to support organizational goals and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of University in computer science, software engineering or a related field.
• Requires relevant experience in software development and leadership.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, improve team performance, and drive technical excellence.
• Strong expertise in system architecture, design patterns, and cloud technologies.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and modern software development workflows.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing technical direction across teams.
• A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

Tech Stack:

• C#.Net
• NodeJS
• Angular
• React
• Azure
• Kubernetes

Nice to Have Tech Stack

• Go or Rust
• Python
• MongoDB

Critical factors:

• 15 - 20 years of experience
• Hands on multi tech stack experience
• Strong in distributed system design
• 80% of time spent on hands on coding and 20% as tech lead