Engineering Team Lead

Job Description

Openforce is experiencing unprecedented growth, accelerated by the pandemic, as we empower independent contractors and gig workers to facilitate our clients success in the gig economy. Its no secret the way people work and live has fundamentally shifted over the past few years. Openforce is well-positioned at the forefront of this change as we provide SaaS solutions and services for the burgeoning gig economy. Our goal is to be all things independent contractor management. And we are nearly there. Heres where you come in.

Responsibilities:

- As a core member of the Engineering team, initially you will take charge and own the responsibility to stabilize a .NET application. This involves working closely with stakeholders to prioritize and provide status on system-related defects or features.
- Eventually be able to analyze and do a deep dive of the .NET application and work with the team closely to incorporate potential architecture changes to the system and improve performance for both the short and medium term.
- Work with others in the team to plan and execute the long-term plan to modernize which will involve breaking down the .NET application into smaller micro-services.
- Be more than 80% hands-on. (Strong skills with C# and SQL), involving accessing, troubleshooting, and monitoring key. NET-based application.
- Ensure the Engineering Support team is adhering to the process and that prioritization of defects is effectively executed.
- Work closely with project managers, product owners, and Scrum Master to ensure the on-time delivery of issue types created for the Engineering Team.
- Assist others in the Engineering Support Team to remove any roadblocks associated in the completion of the defect.
- Work closely with other Architects to help design and implement new services.
- Lead in regular code review process and mentor team in this regard.
- Be the main point of triage for any Development related escalations pertinent to this application.
- Have regular backlog prioritization with the rest of the team.
- Ability to recognize priority shifts and act accordingly.
- Skilled in the delivery, development, and maintenance of web-based applications

Youre a good fit at Openforce if:

- You understand agile and lean values and know that one-process does not fit all, and each team can have different approaches to arrive at the right solution.
- You are flexible and able to work within a variety of team processes to get what needs to be done, done.
- You have a customer-centric approach to all products and projects you roll out; you constantly put yourself in the users shoes.
- You are a good listener.
- You are detailed and thorough.
- You are a quick learner, and hungry for product mastery.
- When faced with a hard problem you can break it down into units of smallest deliverable value.
- Youre always looking to improve and innovate but understand the benefit of an MVP.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- 5+ years of experience as senior developer and technical lead implementing .NET web MVC based applications using C# and .NET technologies (ASP.NET and others)
- Hands on working and troubleshooting experience on writing code in C#
- Previous Team Lead Experience
- Experience with SQL scripting for data extraction or manipulation, experience beyond MS SQL.
- Working knowledge of JIRA Agile, Confluence, Source Control systems (Github), and complete understanding about CI/CD and deploying to the cloud.

The Perks:

- Continued training and career development
- Remote Work Environment
- Full Benefits Package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and 401k
- Vacation and Holiday pay
- Casual dress code and creative office environment

Job Type: Full Time Exempt
Reports to: Director of Engineering
Salary: DOE
Travel: Up to 5% quarterly or as needed

Passion, excellence, respect, accountability and having fun are just the beginning. Openforce believes that our culture is at the core part of what makes us successful. We are looking forward to hiring someone who understands good culture and will help shape it as it evolves.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Remote

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Work in United States

Employment Options

Professional Experience

Skills

• C#
• .NET
• ASP.NET
• SQL
• JIRA
• AGILE
• CLOUD
• Github
• Confluence