Lead Engineer

hackajob is collaborating with Verisk Analytics to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Description

You will work closely with a cross-functional team of developers, QA engineers, and product owners in a fast-paced and cutting-edge environment. You will always find new challenges that excite you and keep you motivated.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software applications supporting business objectives • Use AI tools like co-pilot effectively to accelerate delivery • Maintain, enhance, and support existing applications • Analyze and debug applications in development and production environments and resolve production issues within the accepted timeframes • Participate in design and technical meetings • Participate in code reviews • Perform thorough Unit/Integration Testing of assigned applications • Write technical documentation and release notes for the applications • Provide technical guidance to junior programmers and other software engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field • 5-8 years of proven experience in software development and system maintenance • Experienced at developing elegant-yet-simple systems using best practices and design patterns • Solid experience and understanding in the following technologies: NET Core, C#, ASPNET Web API, ASPNET MVC, Angular, Webpack module loader, NPM, JSON/XML, LINQ, Entity Framework, IoC frameworks, CI/CD, Redis • Practical use of AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot or Claude to accelerate development, code review, and debugging workflows • Solid understanding of CSS syntax, HTML5 specs, browser shortcomings/differences, and polyfills • Solid understanding of Bootstrap/Material CSS components and how/when to use each • Experience working with AWS technologies like Batch, Lambda, S3, SQS, etc. • Excellent understanding of object-oriented design concepts and software development processes and methods • Solid understanding of parallel programming, async/await, and the TPL library • Developed software in the SCRUM environment using Agile methodologies • Ability to effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively contend with competing priorities • Possess strong troubleshooting, code optimization, and refactoring skills • Ability to learn and adapt to continuously changing technology • Must have a passion for development and the latest technologies • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Nice to haves: • Designer's eye • Multi-threaded programming experience in both procedural and functional paradigms • Understanding of prompt engineering, vector databases/embeddings, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures