Full Stack Technical Lead for Wiley

Submitted by Wiley on Thu, 2021-10-21 13:15

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Full Stack Technical Lead at Wiley

Applications are invited for all candidates to fill the Full Stack Technical Lead Job Opening at Wiley

Closing Date : 21/11/2021

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to join our exciting and rapidly expanding team in Sri Lanka. This position is a hands-on development position where you will be responsible for the development of Wiley’s education and publishing integration platforms while leading the team. You will leverage your in-depth knowledge of Java and ReactJS to work closely with architects, engineers, and product owners to create complex applications and integrations. You will also ensure your commitment to the highest quality standards both in functional and non-functional areas.

Responsibilities:

Be the technology lead for the team, take the ownership of the high-quality deliverables and be accountable.
Be responsible for the logical and physical development of applications based on agreed user requirements and architecture.
Work closely with architects and BAs (Business Analysts) to design and architect application/platform.
Work with non-technical business colleagues to understand the functionality, composition, and user requirements. Work on UI/UX aspects of the application.
Be responsible of maintaining the quality of the code and following engineering best practices.
Drive/participate PI planning and be an Agile advocate.
Be responsible maintaining the health of production system and attend any production incidents providing quick fixes/work arounds.
Identify system vulnerabilities/tech debts and assist prioritize them for the team.
Assist performance appraisals and provide guidance and mentoring the team members.
Helping on interviews and hiring process of new team members.

Requirements:

BSc in computer science or related field.
Minimum of 7 years' experience in software development including 2 year as a lead. Ability to manage the team and deliveries independently.
Solid experience in developing applications using Java, Spring Boot, React JS, and SQL/NoSQL databases such as MySQL and Mongo DB.
Good working experience on HTML/CSS and UI/UX principals.
Proven history with software and system architecture, microservices architecture and AWS cloud technologies.
Working knowledge of caching technologies, front-end technologies, and web architecture.
Ability to guide/mentor junior developers while working with leads and architects on designing applications.
Good understanding of Quality Engineering principles and practices will be an added advantage.
Familiarity with CI/CD build/deploy pipelines, and modern DevOps practices like Git-Ops.
Strong verbal and written communication skills including making presentations to varied teams and stakeholders.
Understanding of technology methodologies including Agile (SCRUM), continuous integration/ continuous development and automation.
Familiarity with JIRA and writing user stories.