Lead Software Engineer

Position Overview: As the Lead Senior Software Engineer you will collaborate closely with Solution Architects to transform business requirements into robust technical designs. You will take ownership of project delivery by leading a team of both onshore and offshore developers. Your responsibilities include ensuring alignment with architectural standards, driving development best practices, and delivering high-quality solutions for our parking and access systems. This role demands strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to manage distributed teams to achieve successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

· Architect, develop, and maintain scalable software applications for parking systems including integration with third-party hardware products

· Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex software and hardware integration issues.

· Drive the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

· Lead a diverse team of onshore and offshore developers

· Utilize vendor hardware/software documentation to create architectural designs and software integrations for parking equipment (cameras, lane devices, etc)

· Champion software quality through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration practices.

· Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation for software architecture, code, and development processes.

· Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to enhance system performance and reliability.

· Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software solutions with business and operational goals.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience

· 7 years of professional software development experience, ideally in the gated/gateless parking or related industry.

· Candidates must have experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting

· Candidates must have significant experience in at least one of the following

· Direct experience with parking management systems and/or access control systems.

· Significant experience with low-computational power IoT devices and architectures

· Significant experience (3 years) containerized cloud (Azure preferred) technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

· Significant experience working with hardware integrations and/or embedded systems

· Lead team scrum ceremonies such as daily standups, retrospectives, KPI meetings and discussions

· Proficiency in C# and .NET Framework, with a willingness to adopt newer .NET technologies.

· Strong experience with Oracle and SQL (MSSQL experience also considered).

· Familiarity with embedded systems and IoT devices.

· Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

· Proven ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives.

· Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

· Demonstrated success in delivering projects from concept to completion.

Other Qualifications:

· Knowledge of networking protocols and cybersecurity best practices.

· Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.

· Expertise in ASP.NET SOAP web services and web forms