Description Robert Half is current seeking an experienced Software Development Team Lead for our client in the Madison area. This is a Direct Hire role that will require a hybrid work schedule. The role is responsible for leading two Scrum teams and ensuring software is delivered reliably and at a high standard. The focus is on clear expectations, strong accountability, and steady execution rather than process for its own sake. Success is measured by consistent delivery, healthy team performance, improving delivery metrics, and meeting customer and product commitments.
Job Duties- Act as a senior, hands-on developer while leading two Scrum teams.
- Design, build, review, and maintain production software using .NET and Azure.
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring, and pairing.
- Lead team performance, accountability, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Set clear delivery and quality expectations and hold the team to them.
- Partner with Product Owners and technical leaders to align scope, capacity, and timelines.
- Produce accurate workload estimates and delivery forecasts for internal and external customers.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
- Ensure user stories are well-defined, estimable, and tracked in Azure DevOps.
- Define, monitor, and act on delivery metrics (velocity, lead time, defect rates).
- Identify and remove delivery bottlenecks across engineering, QA, and release processes.
- Drive effective adoption of generative AI tools to improve developer productivity.
Requirements Requirements- 7+ years of professional software development experience.
- 3+ years in a senior developer, tech lead, or hands-on team lead role.
- Strong, recent experience developing production systems in .NET.
- Hands-on experience building and operating applications in Microsoft Azure.
- Experience delivering code while leading and mentoring other developers.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and testing practices.
- Experience working in agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
- Proficiency using Azure DevOps for backlog, sprint, and delivery management.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Preferred- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native architecture in Azure.
- Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy .NET applications.
- Experience introducing GenAI tools into development workflows.
- Experience working with distributed or offshore development teams.
- Relevant certifications (Azure, agile, or technical leadership).
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