Team Lead - Software Engineering (Java/TypeScript)

Location

Lakewood, Colorado | Lubbock, Texas | Remote

Travel

0-5%

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering team members in following best coding practices, patterns established within the software framework, quality focused practices, and in the agile/scrum process.
• Model company values and leadership competencies while maintaining a focus on high performance, integrity, and work-life balance.
• Identify new or changes to existing procedures, methods, and/or tools, to improve the efficiency of the software development process.
• Act as mentor and manager to members of the software engineering team.
• Develops employees on the team:
• Addresses performance issues
• Provides regular performance feedback
• Assesses training needs and oversees training for team members
• Provides soft skills training
• Provides input on employee retention activities
• Meets regularly with employees individually and as a team
• Foster a culture of success as a team, of continuous learning and improvement, of collaboration across departments and divisions, of quality of shipped software, and of accountability within the team.
• Gather, monitor, and report on individual and team performance and health metrics.
• Prepares and delivers annual performance reviews.
• Work collectively with management, team members, and external stakeholders to drive engineering initiatives forward release over release.
• Assist management with building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the company.
• Maintain composure under pressure, rapidly and accurately assessing situations using sound reasoning to arrive at timely, workable solutions.
• Manage and prioritize multiple, often conflicting tasks, personnel issues, and organizational challenges.