Principal Software Engineer - Technical Lead
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
The Language Doctors seeks a highly skilled and experienced Overseas Software Engineer to manage and mentor our engineering team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. This role requires a balance of leadership and hands-on technical expertise, with a strong focus on C#, .Net, and SQL. The ideal candidate will have experience in software development, application architecture, technical leadership, team management, and a strong understanding of security protocols and compliance standards such as HIPAA.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Leadership & Management:
Lead the software development and engineering team, driving project completion and ensuring quality.
Manage all phases of software development, from design through testing to maintenance.
Mentor engineers in best development practices and provide constructive feedback through code reviews.
Ensure clear communication within the team and across departments.
Identify and implement process improvements to increase team efficiency.
Understanding Agile development frameworks especially Scrum is highly desirable.
Ensure timely reporting of projects and tasks status to management
Lead sprints and scrum calls and help the team to resolve impediments and technical difficulties.
Technical Expertise:
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in codebases.
Perform hands-on development tasks, primarily using .NET, C#, SQL, and JavaScript. Knowledge in Angular is a plus.
Improve and modernize current application architecture and performance.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA and other security protocols.
Collaboration & Coordination:
Manage healthy relationships with team members as well as inter-team relationships, especially with IT and compliance teams.
Collaborate with product teams and application users to translate requirements into actionable plans.
Ensure timely and effective communication between engineering and other departments.
Experience & Skills Required:
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Professional Experience:
Overall 10+ years of experience with a minimum of 4 years of proven strong experience in technical leadership.
Minimum of 8 years of proficiency in .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, SQL, Web Services, REST API's, Data Structures & Algorithms concepts. Knowledge in Angular is a plus.
Minimum of 2 years of experience with security protocols and compliance standards, especially HIPAA, NIST, or GDPR.
Strong experience in source code control management and appropriate tools e.g. Git
Strong experience in managing multiple development, testing, and production environments and code branches.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices e.g. AWS Code Commit
Technical & Soft Skills:
Strong understanding of software engineering principles, methodologies, and tools.
Strong knowledge and proficiency in working with database architectures, writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and stored procedures.
Demonstrable coding, debugging, design, testing, and problem-solving skills.
Experience modernizing legacy application architecture e.g. microservices
Familiarity with cloud technologies and platforms such as AWS or Azure. Experience or knowledge of AWS environment and services is a plus.
Experience with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team.
Ability to work effectively in a remote, multicultural environment.
Available Schedule:
Monday to Friday from 09:00 am to 5:30 pm EST.
The Language Doctors, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Visit our website at www.thelanguagedoctors.org to learn more about us.
