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- Lead Software Development Engineer and Mentor
NextUp Solutions is looking to hire a Lead Software Development Engineer and Mentor at our Exelaration Center who will be both a developer and coach to our XC Team Members. The Mentor will manage, train and recruit our junior software engineers who work part-time as paid interns for Exelaration. The ideal candidate has 4 or more years of experience in software development, and at least one year of experience in team leadership and/or mentoring. While this position is currently fully remote, we are looking for candidates located in the North Carolina research triangle, Northern Virginia, or Blacksburg areas.
Responsibilities:
- Provide training and mentoring to our Exelaration engineers while delivering world-class software for our clients
- Develop and architect technical solutions for our clients
- Participate with the Exelaration team in recruiting undergraduates to maintain a balanced workforce across graduating class years.
- Client work requires experience in a variety of technologies (e.g. Java, .NET, Python, Angular, React, Cloud), and skills (e.g., DevOps, maintenance, development, analysis, testing, different development languages, databases, platforms)
- Translate client requirements into teachable modules for junior engineers
- Develop communication and stakeholder relationship skills in junior engineers
- Provide quality assurance for junior engineer deliverables
- Support multiple projects concurrently
- Meet with potential clients in collaboration with other team members to drive sales pipeline
Qualifications:
- Track record of delivering and running Agile/Scrum projects for business stakeholders
- Ability and interest to perform a variety of work using a variety of technologies and skills, including learning new technologies
- Ability and desire to work with junior engineers, offering mentoring and training in software development languages, best practices and methodology
- Experience and comfort communicating using a variety of methods (email, phone, video conference, instant messaging, collaboration tools, in-person)
- Commitment to exceptional client service as an individual contributor and team leader
- Planning and organizational skills
- Demonstration of flexibility in the face of changing business and client requirements
About the Exelaration Center Exelaration is ranked the #4 internship for Overall Diversity, and #2 for Training and Mentoring. Top organizations engage the Exelaration Center to design and build custom software for their unique business needs. We’re powered by time-tested best practices from the world of scientific, university-based research. Exelaration’s innovative campus-based model harnesses the experience of full-time expert engineers coupled with the value of talented undergraduate engineers.
NextUp Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.