Job Purpose :

- Job Responsibilities**: Essential Functions:

- 60-70% technical, in-code, hands-on development work

- 30-40% functional, people and project management, architecture work

- Analyzes complex business needs presented by the users / clients and recommends technical solutions

- Directs operations in executing production tasks according to a documented schedule that meets or exceeds customer expectations

- Directs and helps prioritizes workload for their software development team

- Enforces and evolves software development standards and best practices

- Write clean, testable code using NodeJS, ExpressJS, Angular, utilizing in-depth development, technical and design expertise in the full Node/Express/Angular stack

- Proficiency in writing SQL, stored procedures, and database schema for SQL Server

- Contribute and conduct development tests including but not exclusive to unit, integration and system level

- Develop technical specifications

- Estimates development tasks based on the appropriate business constraints

- Review and refactor code

- Document development and operational procedures

- Reviews and validates implementations of self and others to ensure they meet requirements and match the specifications

- Conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires, consultants and/or replacement personnel

- Coach, mentor, train and manage the performance of junior staff as needed

- AI-assisted delivery: Uses company-approved AI coding tools to accelerate development while maintaining code quality, security, and maintainability.

- AI feature implementation: Designs and delivers AI-enabled features by integrating approved LLM platforms via APIs, including structured outputs and tool/function calling when needed.

- Quality & reliability:



Implements guardrails and evaluation practices (validation, prompt/version management, automated tests) plus fallback behaviors to keep AI functionality stable.

- Security & operations: Ensures AI solutions meet privacy/compliance requirements and are observable in production (logging/auditing, latency and cost monitoring, rate limiting/budget controls).

- Team adoption: Enables and drives AI adoption within the team through coaching, practical standards, shared patterns/templates, and measurable usage aligned to policy. - Job Requirements : Required Education and Experience :

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

- At least 8 years of skilled experience in all stages of definition, design, implementation, testing, and deployment of web-based software solutions

- Minimum of 1 year of team/technical leadership experience

- Demonstrated experience leading the introduction of new technologies and standards into an evolving environment

- Must have the technical capability to manage resources at the deepest levels across many areas of Development Operations such as Product Management/Coordination, Development, Quality/Testing

- Technical Capabilities with a hands-on approach in the following tools/technologies: NodeJS, ExpressJS, Angular, SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript, and TypeScript with knowledge of general design patterns and architectural concepts.

- Hands-on experience using testing frameworks

- Experience with Agile (Scrum)



Software Development Process and methodologies

- Experience with database management and security a plus

- Experience with source control such as git and branching/merging best practices - Analytical skills

Communication skills

- 1+ years of hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (company-approved) to improve delivery velocity and code quality

- Familiarity with AI implementation best practices: prompt/version management, evaluation/automated regression checks, and production guardrails (validation, retries/timeouts, fallbacks)

- Understanding of AI security and compliance basics (data boundaries, PII handling, logging/auditing, and approved provider usage)

- AI-related training or coursework (e.g., vendor certification, internal enablement program, or equivalent continuing education) preferred - Personal characteristics :

- Leadership: Balance team resourcing and talent management. Create and foster career development and growth paths for team members in alignment with company and personal objectives.

- Expects Results: Consistently drives high standards for each individual and the team to accomplish established goals.

- Communicates and Influences: Clearly communicates information and ideas to individuals and teams in an articulate, focused and compelling way.

- Analytical and Instinctual: Compares information from multiple sources to identify core issues. Uses data to make decisions but also understands that instinct plays a part in innovating. Always uses good common sense.

Preferred Experience:

- 3+ years of team/technical leadership experience preferred

Expected Competencies:

- Team Leadership, including enabling and driving AI adoption within the team throu

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