What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Developer position at WSB LLC?
Forge ahead with WSB. WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results and we’ve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We’ve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow. We invite you to forge ahead with us.
What You Will Do:
As a Lead Developer, you will manage an agile development team to build, maintain, and update WSB web applications designed to streamline company operations and deliver data to our clients. You will also provide technical leadership and assist a team of developers in implementing strategic procedures, designing, updating, and maintenance of cloud-native infrastructure, managing code, debugging applications, performing diagnostic testing, defect troubleshooting, and application security. Your role involves staying up to date with the latest technologies for future upgrades and guiding the team in the direction best suited for the effective maintenance of existing solutions and future efforts.
As the Lead Developer, you will work closely with Leadership to provide input on strategy, planning, and execution of web application initiatives. A key responsibility of this role is managing a team of direct reports, ensuring their workloads are balanced and their priorities are aligned with project goals. You will also be responsible for mentoring your team, fostering their professional growth, and ensuring their skills continue to develop in line with the needs of the business.
Location: St.Paul, MN
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of web applications using a variety of technologies
- Lead a collaborative agile team environment
- Utilize open-source software development kits and API's to develop application solutions
- Research, design, and develop complex enterprise-level web applications built on relational databases
- Manage software code review, versioning, and deployment processes
- Transform complex customer requirements into functional and sustainable solutions
- Leads direction of and supports CI/CD pipeline process and maintenance
- Ensure the team performs root cause analysis to ensure proper action and support continuous improvement
- Adapt off-the-shelf solutions to meet customer needs and requirements
- Administer relational and non-relational databases and backup procedures
What You Will Bring:
Relevant experience in developing web applications. Excellent communication skills. Specifically, the candidate should be strong in the following:
- Strong proficiency in Javascript, HTML5, and CSS3 and knowledge of RESTful APIs, web services, and development best practices
- Ability to learn at a fast pace and be able to rapidly learn and leverage third-party tools, SDKs, and APIs
- Experience with full-stack development including back-end technologies
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines as well as version control
- Experience leading complex technical projects from design to production
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Strong customer service skills and customer relationship management experience
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodology, processes, and techniques
- Excellent organization, communication, and writing skills, and the ability to express technical concepts with regard to strategy, implementation, and design of application environments
- Excellent teamwork and collaborative skills, with the ability to lead and manage the efforts of others
- Demonstrated experience in Cloud native AWS technologies
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment – AWS preferred
Preferred Tech Stack Experience:
- TypeScript, JavaScript
- AWS: RDS, EC2, ECS, S3, Route 53
- CI/CD: GitLab
- Python
- PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MS SQL, and Redis
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Technical science (e.g. Engineering) or equivalent Master’s degree preferred but not required. 5 or more years of professional experience in web development, developing software in an Agile, team-based environment. 3 or more years in a leadership or team lead role.
Who We Are: WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.
Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short- and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
WSB strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email askhr@wsbeng.com.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WSB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at askhr@wsbeng.com. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB, we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.
