Stride · 1 month ago
Lead Consultant Software Developer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expStride is a woman-founded organization focused on unlocking human potential through better systems. As a Lead Developer, you will guide projects, collaborate with teams, and ensure high-quality software delivery while advocating for agile practices.
ConsultingProduct ManagementSoftwareWeb DesignWeb Development
Responsibilities
Lead medium and small projects, including guiding the team to make strategic technical decisions to enable delivery outcomes, set expectations with and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
Collaborate with client and Stride engineers, and product/design to drive delivery of complex features while improving the code quality and architecture of the application
Consistently build software that lasts, with low defect rates, downtime, and maintenance
Proactively set and manage stakeholder expectations as the project and engagement evolve
Proactively contribute to shaping meaningful goals
Drive choices on technologies and frameworks in greenfield projects
Influence improvements to existing applications
Build technical processes that best solve for project constraints, such as time, scope and budget; as well as unique project constraints with performance, compliance, and security
Advocate for XP and agile practices, including the benefits of each practice and how they reinforce each other, such as version control, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
Adaptable to different working arrangements, e.g. soloing, pairing, and willing to seek help and share expertise with others, when needed
Own your path to production when possible. Strategically and incrementally use agile practices best for the project’s unique constraints and business needs
Teach and mentor team members in new skills (e.g. frameworks, languages) and engineering practices such as testing, version control, and design
Use your knowledge of the product lifecycle and guide the team to consistently deliver working software solutions as early as possible
Onboard and train clients in the new systems and processes created for further development and operation
Qualification
Required
Expertise with a variety of agile practices, e.g. pairing, TDD, and team events facilitation: e.g. planning, demos, retrospectives
Experience working with large legacy systems or experience building up greenfield projects
6-8 years of experience in one or more of the following technologies: GO, .NET, Java, Python, Ruby, Javascript (React, Node.js)
Experience building CI pipelines and implementing CD best practices
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), and/or infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
An understanding and can speak to trade-offs of different technical approaches, e.g. object-oriented programming vs. functional programming, monolith vs. microservice architecture
Experience building partnerships with teammates and stakeholders. Takes an empathetic approach to setting and managing expectations and facilitates relationships
Proven ability to level up peers through mentorship
An excitement for GenAI
Benefits
Competitive salary, paid time off, and benefits
Professional development opportunities aligned with your individual career goals
Flexibility to work from home or the location of your choice, with access to co-working spaces client dependent
New hire equipment stipend to personalize your workspace
Company-sponsored opportunities to travel and gather with other Striders
Transparent leadership
Company
Stride
Software that exceeds expectations today, Agile best practices to up-skill your team for tomorrow.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Francisco Martin
CEO
Debbie Madden
Founder | Chairwoman
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