Lead Developer - axe Monitor Team Lead

Career Fulfillment & CulturePeople come to work for Deque because of what we do: enable businesses and organizations to make their sites and apps accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. The personal fulfillment employees feel here is unparalleled. In addition to the altruistic nature of our jobs, the organizational structure is extremely flat and welcoming. Women-owned and operated, Deque CEO Preety Kumar is internationally revered for her down-to-earth personality and work ethic. Deque's core values are central to our culture of customer satisfaction. Do you share them?Innovation with results that matterDeliver what you promiseCan-do attitudeOpen, direct & respectful communicationsWe care deeplyWe practice humility

At Deque, you’ll work with the best and brightest minds in the industry, sharing best practices, tackling new issues and uncovering new approaches. Accessibility Consultants at Deque also love their jobs because of the support systems in place.Deque experts regularly contribute to W3C Accessibility Working Groups and collectively hold more CPACC, WAS, & CPWA certifications issued by the IAAP than any accessibility testing company in the world.

Position DescriptionWe are looking for an energetic senior developer to join our team to help us accelerate the innovative developments of the axe platform. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation of architectural concepts and engineering capabilities, who is able to independently direct, propose and implement changes to all aspects of complex Web applications.

The team is fully remote and in a fast-paced, dynamic, incubator mode and the successful candidate must show the ability to thrive in such an environment

.Primary ResponsibilitiesLead application development effort on our axe Monitor team which is our enterprise-class spidering and accessibility testing and reporting tool.Be an experienced developer who can lead and contribute to product success and deliveryBe responsible for product delivery schedules and qualityWork with Product Management to define and prioritize release contentWork with Sales, Service and Customer Support to help customers use our productsMonitor changes and improvements to the accessibility features across all shared services components the goal of continually improving our product offeringsWrite and review technical proposals

RequirementsAt least 5 years of current experience developing React based products, with at least 7 years of total experience in software developmentAt least 2 years experience developing java-based server applications, using Spring, Tomcat, etc.At least 2 years experience with delivering scalable applicationsAt least 2 years experience leading a team of product development professionals using an Agile methodologyPassion for digital accessibility and a desire to become a world class expert in the subjectBachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalentStrong critical thinking skills with the ability to lead an Agile Development team.Strong communication skills with all stakeholdersJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.jsReactDatabase generalist skills (SQL)CSSRESTful API use, design and implementationCommon Web application architectures such as n-tier, micro-services etc.Basic secure Web programming knowledge and experience

Key Skills

• React
• Agile