Engineering Lead

As an Engineering Lead at Excite, you will be at the forefront of managing technical aspects and setting the pace, leading by example throughout your team's endeavors. You'll lead a group of engineers, providing clear guidance to help them achieve exceptional results. Your hands-on engineering experience will be an integral part of your leadership style, as you actively contribute as a team member when the situation demands.

You work closely with your local Product Owner to ensure successful delivery of the product backlog across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), with a strong focus on delivering a customer experience that we can be proud of, setting a high standard for excellence

What you'll do

• Team Leadership: Lead a team of developers and QAs, ensuring they achieve their goals and outcomes effectively.

• Hands-On Contribution: Actively participate in team activities, drawing from your own recent hands-on engineering experience.

• Product Delivery: Collaborate with your local Product Owner to deliver the product backlog throughout the entire SDLC.

• Software Engineering Excellence: Promote and uphold high-quality software engineering practices within your team and work with the organization to continuously improve ways of working.

• Maximizing Efficiency: Minimize distractions and create a developer-friendly environment to maximize team productivity.

• Balancing Technical and People Skills: Leverage your skills and experience to balance technical, people, process, and delivery aspects.

• Team Collaboration: Foster a culture of teamwork and strong engineering practices, leading by example with a proactive and can-do attitude.

What'll you'll bring

• Recent Hands-On Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency through recent hands-on experience as a developer or QA, underscoring your deep technical experience with web technologies such as JavaScript (REACT &Node), TypeScript, CSS, and HTML.

• Champion of Best Practices: Proficiency in championing and applying software engineering best practices, exemplifying your commitment to quality.

• Leadership: Possess leadership skills that ignite inspiration and guidance within a team, steering them towards excellence.

• Excellent Communicator: Excel in communication and interpersonal skills, making you an effective collaborator and a bridge builder.

• Dedication to Excellence: Display an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement, working tirelessly to optimize team performance.