Software Engineering Technical Lead at ENGIE

Responsibilities  

• Define software engineering strategy and architecture with a strong emphasis on Ruby on Rails as a foundational backend framework, with other leaders, fully responsible for the technical evolution of at least one software product, responsible for the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) from ideation to deployment.  
• Stay current with emerging technologies and Rails ecosystem updates to maintain a competitive edge in software capabilities. 
• Actively participate and understand the ROI of engineering efforts, understand the value creation and the priorities to the business.  
• Develop and own complex software that optimally uses resources to best meet customer needs. 
• Establishing clarity on business objectives for proper modelling 
• Represent the technical team or assign someone in stakeholder conversations 
• Ensure correct implementation and understanding of business logic 
• Effective Incident management and resolution SLA 
• Technical debt managementespecially within Rails codebases 
• Put efficient development process in place with tools and metrics to stay on top of performance of the team 
• Work closely with Product manager for resource planning and proper estimation 
• Ensure agile processes and other best practices are properly implemented 
• Work with engineering manager to put in place a clear performance management framework 
• Architectural evolution and tech debt management of: 
• Code quality, compliance, and documentation 
• System performance at scale, reliability, observability and high availability 
• System security 
• Maintain a strong focus on application security, including Rails-specific vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies. 
• Contribute to team culture 

Knowledge and skills    

Experience:   

• At least 7 years of relevant experience, of which 2 are in a technical leadership role, with a strong emphasis on Ruby on Rails for backend development. 
• Practical and thorough understanding of the various software development methodologies, their application in different contexts and trade-offs. Able to identify and quickly address process gaps 
• Proven track record in making sound architectural decisions, especially in Rails-based systems, balancing scalability, maintainability, and performance. 
• Experience in resource management, capacity planning and risk management 
• Deep and pragmatic knowledge of software architecture patterns, their application context and pitfalls/trad-offs 
• Hands-on, senior level competency of full-stack software development using relevant front and backend frameworks 
• Entrepreneurial and forward thinking with ability to recognize the impact of technology in business. 
• Working knowledge of good practices for computer and data security 
• Experience creating and maintaining scalable web/mobile applications in cloud context: distributed task processing, load balancing, containerization, clustering and translating abstract and complex business requirements into software solutions. 
• Good experience on high availability, observability and structured logging 
• Appreciation for detailed source code documentation and organized code structuring 
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment best practices in a Rails environment. 
• Excellent knowledge of computer algorithms and solid computer science fundamentals 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science preferred) or comparable