Baker & Taylor (“B&T”) is a leading global provider of books, media, software, and services to public libraries and retailers.The key to our success is largely dependent on the stellar ability of our Product Development & IT Services Team for developing and maintaining some of the advanced technology platforms supporting content procurement, delivery, and analytics.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to join our digital team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, excellent leadership capabilities, and a passion for guiding teams to success. As a Technical Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the development, providing guidance to our developers, and implementation of technical projects and ensuring high-quality delivery

 Responsibilities

· Lead and manage a team of developers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.

· Oversee the design, development, and deployment of technical solutions for our web and mobile apps.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and specifications.

· Ensure adherence to best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.

· Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality and standards.

· Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.

· Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

· Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes.

 Required Qualifications:

· 10 years of experience in web and mobile application development with 3 years as a Tech Lead.

· Experience engineering with multiple languages (e.g. any or all of Java, C#, Go, Python, PHP)

· Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

· Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.

· Dialect agnostic RDBMS (SqlServer/MySQL/Postgres).

· Hands on experience with Docker and Kubernetes

· Experience with event driven systems/message queues (Kafka/ServiceBus/Rabbit/etc)

 Hybrid Role

Preferred Qualifications:

· Master’s degree in computer science or related field.

· Hands on experience of domain driven design and microservices

· Experience working with NoSQL technologies

· Experience with audio/video streaming

· Experience using Postman

· Experience in Microsoft .Net Stack

o ASP.NET 4.0

o VB.NET 4.5

o C#.Net 4.5

o ADO.NET