Software Technical Lead

About TechBiz Global
TechBiz Global is a leading recruitment and software development company. Our diverse, globally distributed team provides IT recruitment, outstaffing, outsourcing, software development, and different consulting services with a primary focus on making our partners achieve their business goals successfully. With headquarters in Germany we have successful clients all over the world. We can understand your unique needs. Our team has hands-on experience with the challenges that come with rapid growth and the IT sector. That’s why all of our offerings are built with a tech mindset.

Overview

The ideal candidate for this role will have a deep interest in cutting-edge web technologies and a passion for delivering top-quality software. To excel in this role, you must be detail-oriented and committed to producing high-quality and high-performance code. As Typescript is our most common language, a love for strongly typed data structures is a must.

The ideal candidate will possess the expertise necessary to help steer the direction of our tech stack, particularly in overcoming difficult scalability challenges, as we continue to expand and grow as a company. Finally, excellent communication and collaboration skills, particularly in a remote team environment, are essential for success in this role.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the development of scalable solutions to accommodate growing demands.
• Architect robust, modular, and maintainable systems that align with strategic business objectives.
• Champion comprehensive testing methodologies, including unit, integration, and performance tests, to ensure software reliability and user satisfaction.
• Collaborate with departments like product and engineering to ensure technical requirements meet business needs and customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain a clear, strategic technical roadmap, communicating it across teams to align with the company’s long-term goals.
• Integrate advanced security practices and protocols to protect against emerging threats.
• Design and implement robust disaster recovery plans and business continuity strategies to minimize downtime.
• Stay updated with emerging trends and encourage exploration of new technologies to keep the company at the cutting edge.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to provide technical guidance, address concerns, and support professional growth.
• Oversee a rigorous peer code review process to enhance code quality and foster a culture of mutual learning.
• Provide clear pathways for career advancement and personal development, offering feedback and resources to help team members achieve their goals.
• Establish and maintain high standards for coding and operational practices to ensure consistency and quality.
• Support recruitment efforts by engaging in candidate interviews and working closely with HR to ensure that hiring strategies are in sync with the company's technical requirements and cultural values.

Hard Skills

• Experience in designing overall software architecture, considering scale, performance & security while appreciating business trade offs & resource constraints
• Proven experience with statically typed languages including experience with Typescript.
• Proven experience with SOLID design principles & OO programming.
• Proven experience with Python.
• Proficient in back-end technologies such as the Node.js ecosystem, SQL & ORMs, Message Queues, Docker & Docker Compose.
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure in AWS (or equivalent).
• Rest API design and 3rd party integrations.

Soft Skills

• We are a global team with a beautiful palette of people from different cultures, countries and time zones - tolerance, compassion and flexibility is at the core of our working ethos
• Problem-solver mindset - what you don’t know, you will seek and find out (we’re here to help)
• Good documentation skills and discipline - you document systematically and methodically
• Planning and organization skills - you manage your time efficiently and, as an expert, you’re able to estimate work effort to a fine degree
• Thorough and detail-oriented, capable of reviewing your peers' work and documentation
• Ability to work with a remote team and self-organize according to the time zones of other colleagues

Required Experience

• Graduate in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of industry experience as a software developer.
• Leadership and management experience in the context of small squads/teams
• Experience scaling up software systems

Nice to Have

• Experience in a startup environment
• A keen interest in IoT, solar technology and social impact
• A passion for Domain Driven Design
• Experience with our specific technologies & frameworks:
  • Typescript
  • Python with mypy
  • AWS (ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS)
  • AWS CDK (infra as code)
  • MQTT & AMQP (RabbitMQ)
  • MySQL & InfluxDB
  • Modern React with Redux
  • Offline first PWAs
  • OAuth2
  • Gitlab Pipelines
  • Docker

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