Engineering Technical Lead
Why is a Technical Lead important to us?
Shapeways is looking for a Technical Lead to join our engineering team. Our ideal candidate is a great collaborator who exhibits leadership and influence well beyond themselves. The candidate should be known for drama-free launches, and own the technical testing and performance planning side of large and complex projects. If you think you're up for the challenge of helping us transform the 3D printing industry, then this role is for you!
As a Technical Lead you will:
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to continuously innovate on cutting edge projects
Understand the tradeoffs between technical, analytical and product goals, and strive to create solutions that satisfy all of these goals
Take ownership of a product area and its technology stack to ensure continuous delivery of product objectives
Promote the adoption of new technologies while continuously advancing and evolving our legacy codebase
Collaborate with our tech team members to refine our best practices and processes
Participate in code reviews, write automated tests, and help define our technology roadmap
Identify big issues and opportunities in the technology and organization, and work across teams to create solutions to these issues
Effectively delegate work to team members, empowering them to succeed by taking ownership and providing autonomy
You might be a good fit if you (have, possess, are):
10+ years of programming experience designing and developing systems
3+ years in a supervisory role - management experience with the ability to coach and inspire others
Knowledge of various software development methodologies and best practices
Comfortable working with, and helping to modernize, a legacy framework/codebase
Adept in database design, query optimizations, and performance tuning
Solid understanding of MVC frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, Zend, etc.
Prior experience integrating 3rd party API's and interfaces
Working knowledge of Linux/UNIX systems
Prior experience in writing Unit/Functional/E2E tests
Good communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Nice-to-haves:
Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban methodologies
Working knowledge of PHP, Java, Python, Mysql, Postgres, or similar
Some knowledge of E-commerce and/or production manufacturing systems