Lead Software Engineer

Overview :

In the Chick-fil-A Lead Software Engineer role you’ll serve as a team leader, problem solver, mentor, and expert software engineer.

We need you to apply the technical experience you have gained in software development to the design, development, and delivery of highly engineered, complex technical products, serving to both oversee your team and contribute as a member.

You will not be responsible for HR management of your team, though you’ll rather be able to focus on the technical aspects of your team’s growth and delivery.

You will be responsible for 5 enterprise APIs (Java / Spring) and one full stack application (React + Java / Spring), all used by technical analysts at Chick-fil-A.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities :

Own solution architecture decisions for the team’s product

Coordinate with the Technical Product Owner to understand what needs to be built and break requirements down into technical stories on which your team can execute

Lead delivery and operations of the team’s product, including both individual contribution and support as well as delegated tasks and support to your team’s engineers.

We desire our lead engineers to be both leads and engineers, spending about half of their time on leading others and half contributing engineering work themselves.

Lead, mentor, and assess other staff engineers, exemplifying and teaching best practices, helping to solve knotty problems, and reviewing code

Interview, select, onboard, and oversee other engineers

Guide engineering team in adoption of Chick-fil-A software engineering standards

Identify & propose emerging software engineering technologies, methodologies and / or approaches

Note - Working in a DevOps model, this opportunity includes both building and running solutions that could require off-hours support.

This support is shared amongst the team members to cover weekends and weeknights.

Minimum Qualifications :

5+ years of experience in software engineering

3+ years of experience in the technical oversight of software engineering teams

Demonstrated leadership skills and experience

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing

Strong organizational skills, including an ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities with competing demands for resources

Experience designing complex software solutions

Experience mentoring and leading a team, including good interpersonal and team collaboration skills

Broad and deep programming experience in Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, or other comparable languages

Experience with SQL and data modeling

Experience with source control systems like Git

Experience implementing application security, software design patterns, and the SDLC

Proven ability to positively influence the engineering culture and practices in a professional environment

Experience with TDD, CI / CD, agile, Kanban, or similar software development practices

Experience with Unix / Linux

Preferred Qualifications :

7+ years of experience in software engineering

5+ years of experience in the technical oversight of software engineering teams

AWS Solutions Architecture Certification(s)

Minimum Years of Experience :

Required Level of Education :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Level of Education :

Bachelor's Degree

Major / Concentration :

Computer Science / Computer Engineering