Lead Full Stack Software Engineer
Austin, TX

Job Description

Description

LegalZoom runs on technology, and as dot com innovators, we look to technology to help us advance and optimize everything we do. Because of this, we rely on a backbone of committed tech superstars who make our site and software more stellar every day.

We're looking for a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer who is a self-starter and can learn quickly, maintain focus, work collaboratively in an Agile environment, and contribute to the improvement of our QA and release processes.

What you'll do:

* Provide mentorship and guidance to the team members to achieve highest levels of quality and productivity
* Lead the software development projects from idea to implementation by tracking and managing progress, risks and dependencies
* Help software architects to design solutions to support growing business needs while thoroughly considering the system impact
* Work closely with product, marketing and other business stakeholders to gather and refine requirements, and release software in a timely fashion
* Work closely with creative and UX teams to help build and maintain design system/pattern library
* Be adaptive and strike a good balance between speed and efficiency
* 25-50% hands-on development
* Develop a deep understanding of the system, write technical specifications, mentor development team, enforce coding standards
* Contribute in change control policies, software builds, deployment strategies, code reviews and software recommendations
* Support the daily operations of the IT/Tech department
* Take part in agile ceremonies to estimate and execute programming projects
* Other duties required by Management

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required
* 8+ years of hands on programming experience
* 5+ years building responsible websites using HTML, CSS and Javascript
* 5+ years of hands on programming on the .NET (4.0+) platform using C#
* Expert in implementing ASP.NET (WebForms and MVC) solutions as well as IIS management
* Experience working with TypeScript, ES6/ES7
* Exposure to front-end frameworks such as Bootstrap or Foundation
* Previous experience with CSS pre-processors like LESS or SASS
* Strong understanding of web optimization techniques
* Hands on experience writing tests using automation frameworks (Jasmine, Karma, etc.)
* Expert level programming with jQuery including AJAX and DOM manipulation
* Proven success implementing client side frameworks such as Angular, React. Experience with Node.js is a plus
* Experience with Cloud Computing platforms (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
* Experience building backend APIs for the front-ends you have worked on
* Minimum 3 years experience leading agile development teams
* Extensive knowledge of software development, QA methodologies & release process
* Knowledge of object-oriented design and proven implementation skills
* Expert experience working with source control tools (TFS, SVN, or GIT) with strong understanding of build automation
* Hands on knowledge of design patterns such as MVP, MVC, MVVM, VIPER
* Proficiency in using architectural design utilities like Visio, ERDs, UML
* Strong attention to detail and work ethic
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

PREFFERED SKILLS

* Strong experience with various CMS's. Experience with Drupal a strong plus.
* Previous experience building component driven Javascript SDK is very desirable
* Experience with LAMP stack is very desirable
* Experience working with A/B testing tools (Optimizely, etc.)
* Experience working with web analytics and marketing systems (Tealium, Google Analytics, etc.)

We are unable to accept applicants who currently or in the future will require a work Visa.

LegalZoom is an Equal Opportunity Employer, dedicated to diversity.