Job Description

In this role, we are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated individual to join and technically lead our dynamic and high-performing web development team. This role is ideal for a technically strong professional with expertise in Node.js, JavaScript, React, CSS, web technologies, database and backend technologies such as Java. You must be passionate about delivering high-quality, defect-free solutions in an Agile/Scrum environment and mentoring junior engineers in the team.

You will work closely with a small but highly experienced team of 3-7 years experienced engineers, contributing to both maintenance and development projects in the Product Information Management (PIM) domain. This role requires close collaboration with geographically distributed, cross-functional teams and backend developers

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to a small team of web developers.
• Hands-on Development: Actively contribute to coding, debugging, and optimizing front-end and back-end components.
• Defect-Free Delivery: Ensure high-quality, defect-free releases by implementing best coding practices, conducting thorough testing, and following Agile methodologies.
• Agile/Scrum Execution: Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring smooth development workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with backend Java developers, UI/UX designers, product managers, and QA teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Code Reviews & Best Practices: Conduct thorough code reviews, promote best practices, and encourage a culture of continuous improvement.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in web applications to enhance user experience.
• Problem-Solving: Take ownership of technical challenges, troubleshoot issues efficiently, and implement effective solutions.

Desirable:

• Good understanding of UI tech stack : React with Redux, Java script, jQuery, HTML 5, CSS 3, Boot Strap and unit testing
• Good understanding REST API standards and integration with UI
• Solid understanding of front-end and back-end web architectures.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a small development team.
• Good understanding Microservices
• Good understanding different data formats like JSON,XML and text
• Good understanding third party UI libs
• Good understanding of writing clean and secured code
• Understanding of Cloud components
• Familiarity with databases like SQL, Oracle
• Good understanding of Agile process
• Ability to work in a geographically distributed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Good understanding of CI/CD is plus

Personal Skills

• Strong written and verbal communications skills to collaborate developers, testers, product owners, scrum masters,  directors, and executives
• Experience taking part in the decision-making process in application code design, solution development, code review
• Strong worth ethic and emotional intelligence including being on time for meetings
• Ability to work in fast-changing environment and embrace change while still following a greater plan

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• BE or BTech degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent job experience
• 9-12 years of web application development experience in a fast-paced agile environment experience required
• 8+ years of experience in web development with a strong focus on Node.js, JavaScript, React, and CSS.
• Solid understanding of front-end and back-end web architectures.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor a small development team.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and asynchronous programming.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing frameworks.
• Ability to work in a geographically distributed, cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with Atlassian suite products such as JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence
• Strong knowledge in Computer Science, Computing Theory:
  Paradigm & Principles (OOP, SOLID)
  Database theory (RDBMS)
  Code testing practices
  Algorithms
  Data structures
  Design Patterns
  Understanding of network interactions:
  Protocols conventions (e.g. REST, RPC)
  Authentication and authorization flows, standards and practices (e.g. oAuth, JWT)

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

** At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **

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