Local to Tampa Bay Area
Duties: As a Lead Developer on the Rai (AI) Chatbot team. You will play a key role in shaping the technical vision and execution of software solutions supporting our chatbot. You'll work on designing, building, and optimizing high-performance, scalable chatbot that will be used by our Advisors. This position requires a blend of deep technical expertise and strategic collaboration across multiple teams.
This role is hybrid where you should expect to be in the office between 10-12 days a month.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and Architect: Design, develop, and deliver enterprise-grade trading applications that align with business objectives and technology strategy.
System Design: Architect robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions for complex agentic systems.
Quality & Performance: Oversee code reviews, testing, and performance tuning to ensure optimal system reliability and efficiency.
Collaboration: Partner closely with Development Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and successful delivery.
Engineering Excellence: Champion modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and agile delivery.
Innovation: Stay ahead of emerging technologies and frameworks, leading proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate new tools and methodologies.
Issue Resolution: Own and resolve complex technical challenges, ensuring system stability and long-term maintainability.
Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all solutions adhere to security, compliance, and documentation standards.
Continuous Improvement: Drive proactive problem analysis to minimize defects, reduce rework, and improve delivery timelines.
Other Duties: Perform additional responsibilities as required.
Skills:
Experience: 8+ years of software development experience with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
Technical Expertise: Proven experience in modern UI programming languages (e.g., Angular, React, JavaScript), distributed systems and financial applications.
Tools & Frameworks: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and performance monitoring tools.
Soft Skills: Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities with a collaborative mindset.
Hiring Manager Notes:
Role is for local candidates only to Tampa Bay who can work onsite hybrid work style 2 days / week in St Pete, no full remote options
will be building the UI front end for AI chat bot with REACT / UX Design
Need strong REACT front end with UX desgin skills, Need strong CSS and JavaScript skills as well
will work with Java Developers and Product Owner for this project.
Role has chance to convert to an FTE assuming performance and budgets.