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Job Description
The Tech Lead will provide technical leadership in the end to end design, development and delivery of technology-enabled applications, products and services. Responsible for meeting development schedules and delivering high quality solutions that meet technical specifications and design requirements. Lead the specification and software design phases of the software development life cycle. May manage the design and implementation of new software development and enhancement efforts and software testing with other technologists.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Understand the platform technical and business roadmap and ensure that all initiatives are aligned with the roadmap
- Design and develop technical solutions of new software development and enhancement efforts.
- Coordinate coding and unit testing phases of system development and facilitate Code Reviews
- Approves domain solutions and executes changes in line with the implementation plan.
- Liaises with Senior Leadership on project, operational, and strategy risks and opportunities, along with corrective action plans when required.
- Manages delivery on all project and operational commitments, including quality and timeliness metrics.
- Coaches, mentors and delegates work to lower level professionals.
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Required
Work Experience
- 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level
9IC
Required Skills
- 5+ Years of experience of development and testing best practices in Java and JavaScript technologies.
- Good understanding of creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components in Angular or React.
- Experience using JavaScript tools like Node.js, Webpack, Jasmine, etc.
- Experience using Java EE technologies, Spring framework (i.e. Core, Security, MVC).
- Experience with build automation using Ant or Maven or Gradle.
- Experience with Open Source integration frameworks such as Spring integration, GraphQL, Kong
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Cloud and container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS, EKS
- Experience with Spring WebFlux, RxJS or any such reactive framework
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI or ElectricFlow.
- Database experience - Oracle SQL/PLSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server, RDS, DynamoDB is a plus
- Experience using agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc. and preferably SAFe.
- Unix shell scripting knowledge.
- Working experience of iterative and incremental development process
Base Pay Range: $106,600/yr. - $177,600/yr.
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
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Company Overview
TIAA is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. We offer a wide range of financial solutions, including investing, banking, advice and education, and retirement services.
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