IT Lead Developer I

WHAT YOU'LL DO

BCG is expanding its Agile Development team to support our Knowledge Management function. As a full-stack developer, your primary responsibility will be to design, build and support scalable and durable solutions using cloud-based technologies in an agile manner.
• Software development using object-oriented languages (Java), modern markup technologies and scripting frameworks (React) using Microservices
• Write well designed, testable, secure & efficient code
• Take architectural ownership for various critical components and systems
• Ensure best practices are being used while writing code
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies
• Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation
• Development of proof of concept code and applications
• Participate in code reviews, automated testing and performance monitoring
• Supporting technical owners during solution ideation efforts.
• Evaluate and compare potential software solutions, including off-the-shelf and open source components, and the system architecture
• Working with highly technical staff and outsource teams, working on multiple projects towards a common end goal throughout the development lifecycle.
• Reviewing low level technical designs and/or code created relevant to project assignments
• Working with AWS-based services, code repositories e.g. Github and continuous delivery toolchain will be an added advantage

YOU'RE GOOD AT
• Strong coding skills (Java)
• Experience in building distributed domain-driven microservices and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of database(Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL) and storage fundamentals
• Application design and Architecture
• Prior hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
• Solid understanding of application integration with various products
• Solid experience working with HTML5, CSS3, SASS, LESS etc.
• Experience with writing client-side JavaScript using at least one industry standard framework (e.g. Angular, React)
• Strong understanding of writing secure application code, application testing, diagnostics and bug fixing
• Understanding and experience using continuous integration and deployment tools.
• Experience of working with the Agile methodology.

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering or Math
• At least 5+ years of experience leading and architecting high performance web and mobile applications
• Prior hands-on experience managing performance issues
• At least 5 years of professional experience with hands on experience as a full stack engineer
• Recent work experience developing enterprise grade applications
• Proven experience leading developers and managing the work allocation during sprint execution
• Must be flexible with an eye for detail
• Creative approach to problem solving

YOU'LL WORK WITH
• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented, global environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture.
• Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential