Tech Lead

A US-based company that provides interim loans, lease loans, and mortgage finance solutions to real estate investors, is looking for a Teach Lead. The selected candidate must have a product-focused approach and will be working with state-of-the-art technologies to deliver end-to-end solutions. The company is utilizing modern technology to help real estate investors achieve their greater potential. This is an amazing opportunity for developers who enjoy working with a talented team of professionals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive improvements to mortgage platform and regularly discharge software maintenance
• Actively respond to production support incidents reported by customers
• Work across a cross-functional team to build robust, scalable solutions 
• Lead a high-performance team in the development, unit testing, automation testing, and implementation of the company’s products and services
• Recruit, direct and assist a highly skilled set of software engineers 
• Ensure excellent code quality, delivering results on time, and work with multiple stakeholders to define use cases, requirements, and milestones
• Constructively communicate technical and business risks to relevant stakeholders 
• Develop project plans, manage timelines and align interdisciplinary teams towards a common goal and vision
• Iterate quickly in accordance with customer feedback and evolve products and services
• Play a critical role in business planning, resource requirements, and influence long-term technical and business strategy
• Create consensus in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Reduce the company’s technical debt through resourceful solutions 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience as a software developer
• Prior experience shipping complex projects focused on company’s targets 
• Demonstrable experience leading high-performing teams
• Nice to have experience managing Rails teams 
• Solid understanding of agile and test-driven methodologies
• Own a customer-first attitude 
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking ability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment within stringent deadlines 
• Nice to have experience in Ruby, JavaScript, and Typescript 
• Prior experience with frontend frameworks, including React and GraphQL
• Must have solid experience using backend frameworks such as Rails, Node.js
• Demonstrable experience in databases (Postgres, Redis) is preferred but not required
• Solid experience with application security 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills