Follett Higher Education ยท 2 days ago
Lead Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $135K/yr
5+ years expFollett Higher Education is a leading provider of education technology and services, serving over half of the students in the United States. The Lead Software Engineer will guide a high-performing engineering team in delivering scalable software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional partners to meet business goals.
EducationLanguage LearningTraining
Responsibilities
Lead the planning and execution of software projects, coordinating team efforts to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality features
Actively contribute to coding and development tasks, demonstrating technical expertise and a hands-on approach
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to coding standards, and knowledge sharing within the team
Provide hands-on technical guidance to the engineering team, including mentoring, code reviews, and enforcing development best practices
Set a high standard for code quality, reliability, and maintainability
Foster a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence
Partner with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals
Clearly articulate technical challenges, trade-offs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
Facilitate cross-functional coordination and knowledge sharing to enhance team effectiveness
Ensure the reliability, security, and observability of production systems through robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices
Lead efforts to reduce technical debt and improve deployment, testing, and automation workflows
Support continuous improvement through post-incident reviews and performance tuning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in software engineering
Successful track record of delivering programs on scope, on time, on budget, and with quality
Strong proficiency in programming languages such as C# (.NET) and T-SQL
Experience with agile development methodologies and project management tools
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with managing multiple concurrent projects
Experience with Webservices, WCF, MVC, and Entity Framework
Company
Follett Higher Education
Follett Higher Education is a leading educational service provider and omnichannel retailer providing students, faculty and staff, parents, and fans with the course materials, learning tools, and retail services needed to successfully support the academic journey.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kevin Renshaw
Vice President Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Mike McEneany
Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
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