Lead Software Engineer

Summary

Join Goodway Group, an award-winning, remote-first media and marketing services firm, as a Lead Software Engineer. You will own large, complex projects, ensuring team collaboration and delivery. This role requires strong project leadership and the ability to break down projects into manageable units. The position is fully remote within the United States, but some travel may be required. You will lead requirements gathering, design thinking sessions, and team roadmap discussions. You will also mentor team members and contribute to organizational projects. Goodway Group is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience with 2-3 of those years being in management
• Flexible leadership style, with the ability to work with team members across different departments
• Ability to allocate tasks to team members based on their skills and expertise
• Identifying potential risks in projects and taking proactive measures to mitigate them

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate mastery in the main language of choice and fluency in multiple languages and implementation strategies
• Lead requirements gathering and design thinking sessions, focusing on user value
• Lead team roadmap discussions and ensures the team delivers differentiated products
• Demonstrate fluency in team and organizational infrastructure
• Lead team projects, clearing technical hurdles and prioritizing tasks
• Lead pull request culture, making impactful suggestions for code improvement
• Extend mentorship beyond the team and ensures tribal knowledge is democratized
• Lead team design reviews, ensuring sound design decisions
• Lead team architecture discussions and contributes to organizational projects
• Participates in organizational interviewing culture and contributes to improving processes
• Leads the team’s relationship with support, using metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Ensures team project delivery, external communication, and team motivation
• Leads team growth culture and identifies gaps in technical expertise
• Ensures testability and leads team testing culture
• Leads team agile processes, ensuring effective collaboration and progress
• Leads guilds and task force projects, ensuring technical excellence and vision alignment