Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Department: Information Systems

Reports to: IT Sr. Manager

Duration: 6-12 month contract-to-hire

Location: Nashville area or within reasonable driving distance

Onsite Requirements: Once a month

General Summary:

A Lead Software Engineer (LSE) is recognized as an expert in their strategic functional area and uses a systematic application of advanced technical knowledge to deliver software solutions using modern day technology stacks. The LSE leads large complex projects consisting of on-shore and off-shore resources, uses strong organizational and leadership skills to set and maintain efficient development progress, and defines all software components for large-scale systems with minimal oversight.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Designs changes to new and existing applications 35%
• Develops and debugs software in support of new and existing applications 30%
• Project leadership, cost estimation and task planning 20%
• Mentors/coaches junior team members 10%
• Provides support for production applications 5%

Knolwedge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Collaborate with decision makers, external vendors and stakeholders to define complex business requirements
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner both verbally and in writing.
• Take initiative to contact stakeholders and research solutions when problems are encountered
• Understanding of complex Retail and Technology concepts.
• Recognized expert in one strategic domain with advanced knowledge in at least one additional domain
• Generates commitment and enthusiasm from others to set and achieve challenging goals and objectives
• Experience leading teams and demonstrates a mastery in all aspects of software development activities
• Assists in career development, staff mentoring and succession planning for engineers
• Understands and implements architectural vision for performance, extensibility and availability
• Leads scope of work estimation, cost estimates, task planning, forecasting, scheduling and staff requirements definitions
• Leads complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
• Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Educate team on technology changes applicable to their domain and how to apply them to their business area.
• Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering
• Assigns tasks to both on-shore and off-shore team members to leverage strengths or enhance knowledge

Work Experience &/or Education:

• Experience in Retail POS
• Experience with Data Integrations at scale
• XML based data exchange
• Knowledge of Design Patterns - Microservices, Distributed, Offline architectures
• Software Configuration Management SCM & CI/CD pipelines
• POS Image & Data Store management
• Development experience in C#, .Net
• Database experience and development in Oracle
• Database experience and development in SQL
• Use/Design of WebAPIs, Data Streaming (Kafka, ActiveMQ)

About Brooksource:

At Brooksource, our business is people. Relationships are at the center of what we do. A successful partnership is only as strong as the relationship built. We’re your trusted partner for IT hiring, recruiting and staffing needs.

For over 20 years, Brooksource has established and maintained relationships that are designed to meet your IT staffing needs. Whether it’s contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent placement work, we customize our search based upon your company's unique initiatives, culture and technologies. With our national team of recruiters placed at 28 major hubs around the nation, Eight Eleven finds the people best-suited for your business. When you work with us, we work with you. That’s the Eight Eleven promise.

Brooksource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Hourly pay
• Weekly pay

Experience level:

• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Goodlettsville, TN 37072: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Goodlettsville, TN 37072