Lead Developer (Remote)

Position Summary

This role combines hands-on software engineering with technical leadership, encompassing system design and development, guiding the team’s technical direction, mentoring developers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality, well-aligned solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical execution and guiding the development team in all aspects of the software development life cycle, including design, development, coding, testing, and debugging, to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Writing testable, scalable, and efficient code, leading by example.
• Ensuring that software quality and coding standards are met. Setting and enforcing code standards, developing unit testing strategies, and implementing continuous improvement processes.
• Conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Mentoring and guiding developers, fostering their professional growth.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with organizational goals and deliver effective and impactful software applications.
• Effectively translate organization requirements into technical specifications.
• Design, develop, and configuring applications to meet operational processes and application requirements, leveraging your technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
• Staying updated with the latest technologies and industry trends, continuously enhancing technical skills, and driving innovation within the development team.
• Honor and maintain a strict level of confidentiality
• Responsible to follow SRF’s policies and established processes.
• Other position-related tasks, as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, and 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years experience in a similar lead developer role
• Expertise in designing and building cloud-based web and microservice applications on AWS.
• Extensive familiarity with web development architecture and JavaScript/TypeScript across backend (Node.js) and frontend (React/Next.js).
• Experience with serverless and event-driven architecture models, preferably on AWS.
• Proficiency with agile scrum methodology and processes.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, self-motivation, and attention to detail with the ability to manage and follow through on multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• DevOps experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, etc.), CI/CD platforms (GitLab, etc.), and observability platforms (New Relic, etc.) is preferred but not required.
• The ability to honor and maintain a strict level of confidentiality. 

Additional Details

This is a full-time, salaried exempt position, Monday through Friday, Pacific Time hours. You must be able to work a flexible schedule based on workload and deadlines.

The position is remote for those residing in California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, Vermont.

The selected individual must satisfactorily complete our background investigation, and sign a non-disclosure agreement.

We offer a competitive benefits package that features a variety of insurance coverage choices including group medical, dental, life insurance, a retirement plan and much more. We also provide paid sick, vacation and holiday time.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Pay range: $84,000 - $140,500 per year, depending on skills, experience and education.

Please submit your resume to resumes@yogananda-srf.org. No phone calls please.