Position: Software Team Lead
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Concord, Ontario (Hybrid: 3 days in office/week)
Salary: 130-150K/annum depending on experience
Our client is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of world-class water features and fountain systems. We’re seeking an experienced Software Team Lead to guide a team of 2-4 in-house and near-shore developers in continuously improving and modernizing a range of software and applications. Under the direction of the CTO, this role will provide day-to-day leadership as well as hands-on development.
Key Responsibilities
Software Team Leadership
• Assume responsibility for maintenance and support of in-house applications.
• Monitor, triage and assign tickets for investigation.
• Perform day-to-day tasking of the software team.
• Escalate issues to the CTO as necessary.
• Provide initial point-of-contact to employees seeking assistance with in-house applications.
• Work closely with the development team and stakeholders to ensure efficient and timely delivery of projects.
• Prepare status reports for distribution to company executives.
• In conjunction with the CTO, establish, monitor, and respond to suitable metrics for code quality and software team performance.
• Assist developers in investigating and resolving software issues as necessary.
• Provide input to CTO and Human Resources during employment performance reviews.
• In partnership with the CTO, build a team culture of shared ownership, responsibility, and commitment to quality that aligns with company’s overall cultural values (refer to Crystal’s Blue Book)
• Establish and ensure standards for automated testing are followed.
• Ensure that documentation is created and updated in the standard course of development activities.
Software Development
• In partnership with the CTO:
o Establish software architecture and design for future in-house application development.
o Establish a plan for application migration to the new architecture.
• Establish and maintain technical competency in relevant software technologies (DMX programming, Unreal Engine, ERP/PLM, Digital Twin, etc.)
• Recommend technologies and libraries for consideration in Company’s development activities.
• Create prototype proof-of-concepts and spike solutions.
• Execute day-to-day coding and testing responsibilities as a member of the software implementation team.
Other responsibilities
• Provide backup support to the Finance department’s Information and Data Lead in troubleshooting/configuring Company’s ERP system as necessary.
• Additional tasking as may be required by CTO
• Support the CTO with business analyst / IT analyst responsibilities as needed.
• Undertake such further and other duties as may be necessary and/or desirable to effectively carry out these duties and responsibilities.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
To be successful in this role, the employee should have these competencies:
• University degree in software engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• Deep understanding of developing Java desktop and web applications using J2EE technologies (JPA, EJB, Swing, JSP, JMS)
• Experience integrating custom code with off-the-shelf business or engineering applications.
Prior competency in these areas would be helpful, or must be developed on the job:
• UI development with Google Web Toolkit
• UI development with ReactJS
• Kotlin and TypeScript programming languages
• Spring Framework
• Physical system simulation with Unreal Engine
• Digital Twin technologies
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