Application Tech Lead

About Data Axle:

Data Axle Inc. has been an industry leader in data, marketing solutions, sales and research for over 45 years in the USA. The company delivers mission critical data services to its global customers powered by its proprietary cloud-based technology platform and by leveraging proprietary business & consumer databases. Data Axle is headquartered in Dallas, TX, USA.

Roles & Responsibilities:

We are looking for a Web Technical Lead who will be responsible for managing engineering team resources across the Data Axle organization. This person will be a hands-on manager and work with a number of applications, development languages and operating systems.
• Partner with product owners and development leads to implement strategies to meet the objectives set by senior executives.
• Responsible for the overall solution architecture and tech design, keeping it at its best shape, working closely with developers and engineers
• Direct and oversee the day-to-day activities for development team(s).
• Ensure development team members complete projects in accordance with quality standards and deadlines.
• Responsible for solutions rolled out as PaaS, SaaS and IaaS services, and the decision on when to employ which of the above approach, in enabling cloud-services based solutions (AWS)
• Identify and direct opportunities for improvement to the overall development process, including but not limited to the software build and source control process, the software test process, code reviews, the pre-development requirements documentation process, and the release process.
• Other projects and responsibilities as assigned by executive leadership.

Qualifications:
• 10+ years of experience in software development environment. 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience in building a modular, scalable applications in Java, If in Python Django and/or Flask is a must
• Ability to write scalable and efficient REST APIs to deal with JSON which handles requests 365/24/7
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, ETL tools, Spark framework.
• Experience with JQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap3 and related technologies
• Experience in server-side services using Elasticsearch, Kafka, NGINX on Linux platform
• Experience in .Net platform, ASP.Net Web Forms, ASP.NET Core and C# is plus
• Experience in DevOps (CI/CD) pipeline facilitating automated deployment and testing
• Experience with all phases of development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Experience working with ORM tools like Hibernate or JPA
• Must be able to successfully hire, manage and evaluate staff, and provide technological leadership to optimize staff’s work.
• Ability to work in a complex, dynamic team environment with minimal supervision and possess good organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences.
• MS / BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

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