Job Description:
About the Role
We are looking for experienced software engineers that want to build software that helps people with aphasia lead fulfilling lives. The Development Lead will join our product engineering team that focuses on building and maintaining our language system software for speech generating devices, mobile applications, and therapy software. This role will join an engineering team with 8 members that include Software Engineers and QA and work closely with our Product Management team in enhancing our product offerings.
The ideal candidate will have experience in system design and working on mobile applications. We are looking for a team player who is passionate about code quality and hungry to learn new technologies and development stacks as needed by the team.
Our Setup
- The team works in a two-week iteration model and follows SCRUM as the basis of our - software development process.
- We use Jira to track our user stories, chores and bugs.
- We use GitHub to maintain our code base.
- Our cloud infrastructure is hosted in AWS.
- We love tools that make our lives easier and have a plethora of modern and not so modern tools and services.
- Our language system is built on the Unity Framework with C# and is deployed on Android tablets. Our mobile apps are also built on the Unity Framework and deployed on iOS devices.
- We use unity cloud build, unity analytics and remote config extensively.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Designs and develops solutions for our product offerings
- Defines high level timeline estimates for major projects
- Directs the development team in the task estimation, design, development, coding, scheduling and debugging of applications
- Works with business leaders and product owners to translate ideas into technical requirements that the development team understands and implements
- Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
- Owns engineering support for the product and works closely with product management and customer service teams to meet SLAs
- Leads strategic projects
- Actively contributes to the team deliverables to meet deadlines
- Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship
- Responsible for technical exploration of new features and technologies to determine product fit and define implementation plan
- Resolves production issues
- Collaborates with other members of the team to build features and maintain our automated test suite
- This position has no direct reports but assists the Engineering Manager in leading the engineering team)
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinates with the product owner and other members of the team to refine product requirements
- Coordinates with the customer service and operations teams to identify product issues and recommend solutions
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and Competencies
- Experience in Unity Engine with C# or other object-oriented languages used in mobile - app development
- Strong background in computer science fundamentals, object-oriented programming, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures
- Knowledge of CI/CD technologies
- Experience in iOS or Android application development
- Experience with High Level System Design
- Experience with Universal Windows Platform applications is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Dependable time and task management
Education and Experience
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field
- 7+ years of experience building mobile and web applications in an object-oriented programming language
- 2+ years leading engineering teams in design and development of products
Job Type:
- Full Time
- Regular office hours: 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday
Work Environment & Physical Demands
This position is fully remote, working from home. Expected to maintain a safe, productive work environment with secure internet access. Must be able to operate a computer with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Travel
Traveling to Princeton, NJ office is required quarterly and for the company's annual meeting.
###Accommodations
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and physical demand satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities and physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This Organization Participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Company Benefits
- Medical & Rx
- Dental (with Tuition Reward!)
- Vision
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Annual company bonus based on company financial performance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account (“HSA”)
- Commuter Flexible Spending Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (“FSA”)
- Health Advocate
- Critical Illness Insurance
- MyLife Advisors benefits team available to help you from 8 AM – 11:30 PM EST M – F
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Services
- Discounts on travel, entertainment, home / auto, pet insurance and more through ADP - / LifeMart
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off & 11 Paid Holidays
- Summer Flex Fridays
- Annual Office Equipment Stipend ($250 for initial set up + $200 / year)
- Wellness Stipend ($100 / year + $25 / month for ongoing fees)
- Professional Development up to $1,000/year
- Coming in 2023: Paid Family Leave (for employees without access to a state PFL - program)
Interview Process
- HR Phone Call - 20-30 minutes
- Virtual Interview with Hiring Manager - 30-45 minutes
- Tech Assessment via Test Dome - 1 hour
- Virtual Interview with some potential colleagues - 1 hour
- Final interview with hiring manager/Dir of Engineering - 30 minutes
