Lead Engineer, Software Engineering - Hybrid

XPO Logistics

$108K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work/military experience
  • 4 years of software development experience, specifically in business applications
  • 4 years of mobile app development experience, with a focus on Android
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical lead
  • Advanced knowledge of agile IT methodologies and processes (Scrum)
  • Full Stack development experience with C#, Xamarin/Maui, and/or React Native
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases such as Oracle
  • Experience in creating and consuming REST APIs and other distributed data services.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for developing and delivering applications and services
  • Meet project schedules while ensuring solutions conform to technical specifications
  • Drive proficiency and resolve technical issues within teams
  • Coordinate technical tasks and oversee development/support of IT areas and systems
  • Contribute to defining business requirements and identifying risks
  • Act as a liaison among project management, technical teams, and IT leadership
  • Manage coding, including branching, code reviews, and ensuring quality code
  • Mentor developers and resolve technical roadblocks.
  • Be available for production application deployment and troubleshoot issues as necessary.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Full health insurance benefits available on day one
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Up to 15 days of PTO in the first year
  • 9 paid company holidays
  • 401(k) option with company match
  • Education assistance
  • Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.
Full Job Description
What you'll need to succeed as Lead Engineer, Software Engineering (Mobile Development) at XPO

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work or military experience
  • 4 years of experience in software development, including creating business applications with relational and non-relational database systems, within a fast-paced software development environment
  • 4 years of mobile application development. Android required
  • Demonstrated experience in a technical lead role.
  • Advanced knowledge of IT software development methodologies and processes in an agile environment (Scrum).
  • Full Stack development experience using C#, Xamarin/Maui, and/or React Native
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases (Oracle)
  • Experience creating and consuming distributed data services (REST APIs, Messaging Buses) and SOA design patterns.
  • Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting feature requirements.
  • Experience with multithreaded application design
  • Experience working under multiple operating systems like Windows, UNIX (Sun Solaris and Linux), and UNIX Shell scripting.
  • Experience with asynchronous messaging frameworks for application integration, Google Firebase preferred.
  • Experience in production support activities by monitoring and troubleshooting production issues.
  • Experience in source control management using GIT.
  • Effective, independent, team player, and self-starter with high adaptability to modern technologies


Preferred qualifications:
  • 8+ years of experience in software development, including creating business applications with relational and non-relational database systems, within a fast-paced software development environment
  • 8+ years of mobile application development
  • Transportation and logistics industry experience


About the Lead Engineer, Software Engineering (Mobile Development) Job

Pay, benefits and more:
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Full health insurance benefits are available on day one
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
  • 9 paid company holidays
  • 401(k) option with company match
  • Education assistance
  • Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan


What you'll do on a typical day:
  • Provide technical leadership, including the design, development, and delivery of business technology-enabled applications, products, and services.
  • Be responsible for meeting project schedules and ensuring the delivered solution meets the technical specifications and design requirements.
  • Drive proficiency within teams, provide resolution to technical issues, ensure best practices are followed, and assist management in meeting strategic initiatives while contributing to smooth business operations.
  • Coordinate technical tasks and ensure teams are working efficiently; oversee the development/support of specific IT areas and systems, and the timely delivery of projects.
  • Contribute to defining new business requirements; identifying and communicating risks to the business; investigating and proposing new tools and frameworks to deliver quality products faster.
  • Act as a liaison between project management, technical teams, and IT leadership; assure best practices are defined and followed; drive consistency across applications and projects wherever possible.
  • Manage all aspects of coding for the team - branching, code review, ensuring code reusability and maintainability with constant refactoring, collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team on standards and approaches. Ultimately accountable for the quality of the code for the project.
  • Coding project deliverables
  • Mentor developers and help resolve technical roadblocks; conduct collaborative code reviews and coordinate the deployment and implementation of software solutions; recognize organizational/team challenges and address them with management.
  • Be available for production application deployment and troubleshooting hours and/or on an on-call basis


The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

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