City Of New York

Lead Software Engineer - NYC (LSE 5467633)

City Of New York$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of full-time software engineering experience
  • Strong expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS), particularly EC2
  • Experience with monitoring, alerting, and automated release setup
  • Proficient with tools like Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, or Amazon OpsWorks
  • Experience in building and managing effective software teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Available to work weekdays on-site in Midtown Manhattan

Responsibilities

  • Maintain smooth operation of software and AWS infrastructure
  • Build and manage a team of software engineers
  • Drive automated releases and system management
  • Estimate and prioritize development tasks with product managers
  • Advocate for long-term stability and scalability
  • Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical staff

Benefits

  • Collaborative team culture
  • Opportunity to shape the engineering organization
  • On-site role in a central Manhattan location
  • Exposure to advanced AWS technologies
  • Chance to drive automation and innovation in software deployments
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Lead Software Engineer - NYC (LSE 5467633)

Lead Software Engineer - NYC (LSE 5467633)

Posted in Information Technology

by adminPosted on April 28, 2015July 18, 2019

Duties:
  • Maintain the smooth operation of our software and AWS infrastructure. This person will be the primary resource when systems go down or start misbehaving.
  • Help to shape the culture of the engineering organization by building and managing a team of software engineers composed of employees and contractual staff.
  • Drive automated releases and automated system management.
  • Estimate and prioritize development tasks in conjunction with the product managers to support business objectives.
  • Effectively advocate for long-term stability and scalability.
  • Drive business processes by communicating technical and non-technical concepts to local and remote employees.

Requirements:
  • 6+ years of progressive full-time software engineering experience.
  • Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially EC2.
  • Must have experience with monitoring and alerting, and preferably setting up automated release processes.
  • Experience with at least one of: Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, or Amazon OpsWorks.
  • Prior experience building and managing successful software teams, especially in the use of one-to-one and standup meetings.
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical staff members.
  • Must be available to work weekdays from our office in Midtown Manhattan.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

If you are interest for the position, you can send your CV at the hr department of Manager's Office via email [email protected] noting the position code.

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