Software Engineering Team Lead
Job Description
<p><strong>Who We Are</strong></p><p>We love seeing businesses reach their full potential, and most importantly, we love knowing that our clients enjoy working with us every day.</p><p>We claim we’re the only true Digital Solutions Lab in the entire region because we believe we are the furthest possible from a typical marketing agency.</p><p>We are focused on in-taking clients’ problems, pain/friction points, and loopholes in order to output a scalable solution centered around attending to the actual issues or tasks at hand and attempting to activate the full potential of the organization we are working with while using the world most renowned tools and techniques in the spectrum of digital sales and marketing.</p><p>And that goes way beyond social media reputation management or a website build.</p><p>It’s an entire suite of actionable strategies attending to the entire digital marketing and sales lifecycle.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Why We Do It</strong></p><p>At Hovi, we believe that people are the most important asset in any business.</p><p>Building a team of really successful people, free of politics, and focused on growth and personal development is in our opinion the secret recipe to building a company that can be competitive on a global scale.</p><p>We take this value to heart and very seriously, whether on the internal level by being the first real Lebanese/Middle Eastern company that offers a 4-day working week for the team to maintain their work-life balance, with a personal development plan and a coach throughout their entire journey with us;</p><p>or on the external corporate-social level by bringing a new methodology of business practices and concepts that we believe our region is lacking at the moment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who You Are</strong></p><p>You’re a seasoned and highly skilled Software Engineer Team Lead, bringing valuable expertise to a dynamic and collaborative environment. With a passion for leading and mentoring, you excel at guiding teams to achieve exceptional results. Your strong technical skills are complemented by outstanding communication and problem-solving abilities. With a deep passion for learning and exploring new technical advancements. Your expertise extends across a wide range of technical domains, enabling you to provide comprehensive guidance and support to your team. With a growth mindset and a relentless pursuit of excellence, you inspire your team to continuously push boundaries and deliver exceptional results.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>What You Will Do</strong></li><li>Collaborate with the stakeholders to understand and optimize feature requirements, translate these into clear technical tasks and timeline</li><li>Oversee the technical aspects of the Grower Platform, including the design, development, and maintenance of the software, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery</li><li>Support and coach the software engineers team in adopting best development practices. Including code reviews, rigorous testing protocols, continuous integration, and clear documentation</li><li>Manage the software engineering team, ensuring optimal team performance through effective delegation, feedback, and conflict resolution.</li><li>Analyze and improve the performance, scalability, and stability of products, environments, and tools</li><li>Identify potential risks and issues related to the platform’s development or performance, implement strategies to mitigate these risks, and ensure the platform’s long-term success.</li><li>Establish and monitor procedures for timely code releases and deployments in a micro-service architecture on GCP</li><li>Research, design, and implement AI technologies and solutions to meet business requirements.</li><li>Evaluate new technologies and tools to improve our development processes and platform performance.</li><li>Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging the team to regularly review and optimize the platform’s performance, speed, and code quality.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Qualifications needed for this role</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.</li><li>7+ years of software engineering experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership role</li><li>Strong background in building scalable web applications</li><li>Expertise in frontend development, HTML, CSS, ReactJS, Javascript/Typescript, and Client-Server Architecture. With a focus on best practices, automated testing, optimizing performance, and user experience.</li><li>Proficiency in backend development, Design patterns, and best practices, Python, FastAPI or Django, RESTful API designs, Database management,</li><li>Expertise in Lisp programming languages, such as Clojure</li><li>Extensive experience in Version control systems, Git, and Git-based workflows (PRs, PR reviews, branching models..)</li><li>Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including agile development methodologies, quality assurance processes, automated testing, and continuous integration.</li><li>Proven knowledge of AI-related technologies, frameworks, and libraries, with the ability to guide the team in implementing AI features.</li><li>Deep understanding of cloud technologies and architectures, specifically GCP, and experience with deploying and maintaining applications in a microservices architecture.</li><li>Up-to-date knowledge of current trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in the SaaS development space, and a demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to drive innovation.</li><li>Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.</li><li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.</li><li>Strong project management skills, with experience using agile methodologies and modern project management tools.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow teams of engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.</li></ul><p><br></p>
