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Role Description

We are seeking a Developer Team Lead with a strong background in full-stack development and a passion for leading high-performing Scrum teams. In this role, you will combine hands-on development with technical leadership, ensuring best practices, quality standards, and team collaboration are consistently upheld.

• Define and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Promote adherence to coding standards, security practices, and architectural principles.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt to maintain a clean and scalable codebase.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to developers of varying experience levels.
• Foster a collaborative environment with an emphasis on continuous learning, pair programming, and cross-functional communication.
• Assist in onboarding new team members and ramping them up on the team's tech stack and processes.
• Support the Scrum process by co-leading sprint planning (second half), retrospectives, and Daily Scrums.
• Help ensure sprint goals are achieved and blockers are swiftly removed.
• Partner with the Product Owner to prioritize work and maintain team focus.
• Oversee the release process, ensuring smooth and successful deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to resolve deployment issues and improve CI/CD processes.
• Maintain and communicate release schedules in coordination with the Product team.
• Work closely with architects to define the technical roadmap and implement scalable solutions.
• Ensure developed systems align with architectural vision and standards.
• Provide input on technical design and participate in architectural reviews.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the team.
• Quickly identify risks and work cross-functionally to resolve them.
• Facilitate brainstorming and solutions for complex or ambiguous technical problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Business, Emergency Management, or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in web application development.
• Strong proficiency with:
  • React and/or React Native
  • PHP, Object-Oriented PHP (OOPHP)
  • PostgreSQL and relational database concepts
  • JavaScript, jQuery
  • HTML/PHP templating systems
• Experience with Jira or similar Agile project management tools.
• Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with Learning Resource Management Systems (LRMs) or content management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scrum Master Certification (CSM or equivalent).
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code quality tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, especially Terraform.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience working in a cloud-native environment, especially in AWS.
• Experience with AI development tools such as Claude Code, CoPilot, or Kiro.

Requirements

• Core business hours are generally 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
• This position will require work to be performed outside of normal business hours based on Company operations.

Physical Requirements

• Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting including verbally communicating, seeing and hearing to exchange information and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard.
• Daily physical functions include standing, sitting and walking for prolonged periods of time and occasionally stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and twisting.
• The employee may engage in lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling light to moderate amounts of weight up to 25 pounds.
• The position also requires the operation of office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement.