What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team Lead position at Truv?
About Truv:
Truv is revolutionizing the financial data landscape as the safest and most reliable API platform for payroll account access. Our solutions power income & employment verification, direct deposit switching, and beyond. Backed by $30M from Kleiner Perkins and NYCA, we're taking on a $2B legacy market with innovation and customer-centricity. Led by veterans from Apple, Carta, Venmo, MX, and Okta, we're building the future of financial data access.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers to design, develop, and maintain software solutions with a focus on high-quality deliverables and adherence to best practices.
- Reverse engineer and build integrations with external APIs and services, including non-public APIs, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, solve complex challenges, and deliver innovative solutions.
- Oversee project management activities, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and tracking progress to ensure timely delivery of projects.
- Analyze technical challenges, provide actionable insights, and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to security best practices when working with external APIs or sensitive data.
- Strong proficiency in Python programming language with a proven track record of delivering high-quality code.
- In-depth knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, and HTTPS.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in software development or related fields.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience leading high-performing teams and delivering exceptional results.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to foster collaboration and innovation within a team.
- Strong analytical skills for solving complex technical problems and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Excellent project management skills, including task prioritization, risk assessment, and progress tracking.
- Hands-on experience with Django framework and PostgreSQL database management.
- Proficiency in website scraping tools such as Selenium, Puppeteer, or lxml.
- Experience in reverse engineering mobile applications and non-public APIs.
- Familiarity with software security best practices when working with external integrations.
- Experience managing end-to-end software development projects focused on API integrations.
- Knowledge of data visualization tools or techniques to effectively communicate insights.
