OpenText

Lead Software Developer

OpenText$118K — $168K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-12 years of professional development experience
  • Proficient in frontend technologies: HTML, JavaScript
  • Experience with frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue
  • Proficient in backend languages such as Java, .Net, PHP, Python
  • Skilled in SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Familiar with cloud technologies: AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Experience with CI/CD tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership for the development team, influencing technical and business decisions
  • Drive initiatives across multiple teams to enhance value delivery
  • Interpret the business context to elevate client experience
  • Make informed decisions that prioritize client trust
  • Recognize and adjust strategies that fail to meet client needs
  • Set and uphold quality standards for the team's technical output
  • Mentor less experienced team members and boost their skill levels

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Collaborative and supportive work culture
  • Focus on ethics and client-first values
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development
  • Engaging mission-driven projects that create a positive impact
Full Job Description
Your Impact:

A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate a development mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.

What the role offers:

As a Lead Software Developer, you will:

  • Provide strong leadership for the team, wielding technical and business influence beyond team boundaries.
  • Drive multi-team initiatives spanning diverse domains, consistently delivering value that extends beyond the immediate team.
  • Quickly grasp the business context to enhance client value significantly.
  • Make timely decisions, prioritizing client trust over expediency, and leverage input to determine optimal technical solutions.
  • Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve client needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
  • Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members.
  • Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience.


What you need to Succeed:

  • Frontend: HTML, JavaScript
  • Frontend frameworks: React, Angular, Backbone, Vue, jQuery
  • Backend: Java, .Net, PHP, Python, Ruby,
  • Programming languages: C++; C#
  • Databases - SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and NoSQL
  • Cloud-Based Technologies: AWS, GCP, Azure, SaaS and PaaS
  • CI/CD: GitLab; Jenkins; Kubernetes


One last thing:

OpenText is more than a corporation-it's a global community built on trust, character, and purpose. Here, we act ethically, care deeply about people, and always put our clients first. We help teams succeed through collaboration, tackle challenges with resilience, and innovate with intention.

Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and teamwork. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture-we live our values. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that empowers you to make a meaningful impact.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $118,000.00 - $168,000.00; Depending on the candidate's education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
5 Year Trend
+8.8%
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