Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer / Westlake

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Lead Software Engineer to join a diverse team with varying experience levels. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining innovative solutions. Ideal candidates thrive in collaborative, learning-focused environments and excel at problem-solving and clear communication.

What You'll do:

• Apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures related to object-oriented software design and development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Research and evaluate new technologies to update our current technology stack.
• Provide technical guidance to junior team members.
• Balance multiple tasks and projects at one time.
• Hands-on experience with construction of complex engineering solutions and knowledge of software development methodologies
• Assumes end-to-end ownership of solutions, which includes assisting in development of testing automation and other key quality aspects
• Partner with product owners and other team members to determine new features and user stories
• Participate in code reviews to ensure that each increment adheres to original vision as described in the user story and all standard resource libraries and architecture patterns as appropriate
• Engage in all Agile ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstrations, and team retrospectives
• Respond to support incidents for production applications in order to make quick repair to prevent application outages
• Create and/or update documentation to support development efforts. Documentation may include detailed specifications, implementation guides, architecture diagrams and/or design documents
• Share knowledge among members in Agile SCRUM team
• Mentor and train other Software Engineers
• Take the lead on challenging software engineering projects
  
  

What You'll bring:

• Resilient to change.
• Assist in establishing and supporting coding standards.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and effective collaboration in a team-oriented environment
• Aptitude for learning new technologies and concepts
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize
• Able to translate customer and business needs to technical solutions.
• Good time management skills
• Good communication skills
• Attention to details.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 6 -8 years of professional software development experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field preferred
• Proficient in Java based Technologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team of software engineers
• Professional experience with database use and design
• Experience with Web Services and Serialization (JSON, SOAP, REST, XML)
• Familiarity with application servers (e.g., tomcat)
• Experience with writing optimized database queries
• Experience with architecting and developing web applications
• Experience with Kubernetes based applications.
  
  

Tech Stack:

• .net core, C#, mssql, react, LLMs, ES
  
  

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC., AND ITS US SUBSIDIARIES (TOGETHER, SOLERA) IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE FIRM'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.