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Lead Software Developer
Location Hybrid – based in Wixom, MI
Type: Full-time, Permanent Role
Start Date: ASAP
About Us
Metrologic and DCS, both part of the Sandvik Group, have joined forces to create a unified business unit and a global leader in 3D industrial metrology and dimensional quality control. Together, we deliver cutting-edge 3D measurement software and high-value services that enable manufacturers to tackle complex quality challenges and accelerate their digital transformation.
Our metrology solutions are engineered to boost quality, efficiency, and productivity through automation, digital thread integration, and closed-loop feedback. By seamlessly connecting quality assurance with engineering and production, we help customers reduce the cost of quality and enhance overall manufacturing performance.
Your Mission
As a Fullstack Lead Software Developer, you will support, upskill, and lead the Fullstack developers while also taking part in architectural decisions for our web platform. You will play a key role in sharing best practices, ensuring the quality of deliverables, and evolving work methods.
This position offers potential progression to a managerial role in the future.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Act as a technical reference and mentor for the team.
- Lead code reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Participate in architectural decisions and promote best practices.
- Ensure the quality of deliverables and harmonization of components.
Development & Quality
- Develop both front-end and back-end components.
- Ensure code quality through testing and CI/CD processes.
- Maintain and evolve existing web products in an industrial context.
- Write and maintain technical documentation.
Collaboration & Team Building
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Participate in recruitment and onboarding new developers.
- Contribute to performance evaluations and individual objectives.
- Ensure communication between development, product, infrastructure, and technical management teams.
Required Skills
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 7 years in Fullstack development.
- 2 years as a technical lead or team supervisor.
- Experience with front-end and back-end frameworks (Angular, .NET Core, REST API).
- Database management expertise.
- Knowledge of software quality practices: automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration.
- Ability to contribute across the full stack of a complex software product.
Secondary Skills
- Maintaining web products in an industrial context.
- Experience managing technical projects and tracking roadmaps.
- Experience with CI/CD (GitHub).
- Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
- Knowledge of microservices architectures.
- Experience with cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
Soft Skills
- Excellent technical skills and ability to design, implement, maintain, and evolve complex architectures.
- Natural leadership and ability to unite and motivate a team.
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback, mentoring others, and promoting a culture of learning.
- Strong communication skills with teaching and knowledge-sharing ability.
- Autonomy, organization, initiative, and good listening skills.
- Open-minded, collaborative, and proactive in a multicultural context.
- Ability to work in a team within a matrix organization.
What We Offer
- Competitive healthcare coverage: medical, dental, and vision.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) & 12 holidays.
- 401(k) plan.
- Core values centered around curiosity and collaboration.
- Opportunity to play a key role in structuring and upskilling the team.
- Ambitious projects with significant industrial impact.
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
Join Us
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at all levels of the organization. Our positions are open to people with disabilities. We pay particular attention to professional equality between women and men.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Ready to take on the challenge? Apply now and be part of our adventure!