Lead Software Developer Consultant, Washington DC

Lead Software Developer Consultant

Location: Remote

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
As Lead Software Developer Consultant in the Information and Technology Department, your role will be fundamental to lead and guide the development of technological solutions that facilitate the digital transformation of the organization.

About this position:

This position involves designing and developing robust and scalable solutions and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to connect people, technology, data and processes with a holistic and transversal vision. In addition, your experience in cloud services integrations, software development, and data architecture will be key to drive innovation and optimize workflows in the organization.

What you’ll do:

• Technical guidance:
- Guide product team engineers: Provide technical direction and decision making to ensure the feasibility and success of the product.
- Coordinate the development of digital solutions with other team roles like: Developers, QAs, Designers, UXs, Product Owners,
- Define and drive the technical vision and strategy of the product.
- Make high-level design decisions, make sure technical standards are followed, and review architectural choices, work closely with ITE Enablers (Architecture, Security, Data, Integrations, etc.)
- Oversee the technical development process to ensure that solutions are scalable, maintainable, and secure. Provide guidance on best practices in coding, design, and development methodologies.
- Lead the development of high-quality software solutions, including writing code, performing code reviews, and ensuring adherence to coding standards, automated testing and code quality.

• Assessing the technology stack:
- Ensure the new products' features align with the existing technology infrastructure.
- Identify any necessary upgrades or potential changes to the current technology stack.

• Scalability and performance:
- Ensure the system can manage increased user loads and data volume.
- Monitor key performance indicators to maintain optimal speed and responsiveness.

• Integration capabilities:
- Verify that the product can integrate seamlessly with other systems and applications.
- Use API first approach for smooth data exchange and functionality integration.

• Risk identification and mitigation:
- Identify and resolving technical challenges, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring development stays on track.
- Ensure adequate resources are available to address technical risks and challenges.

• Working with a product mindset:
- Collaborate with Project Managers and/or Product Owners to define project requirements, scope, timelines, and resources.
- Serve as the technical liaison between development teams and other stakeholders, including product managers, clients, and other departments.
- Develop and manage the technical roadmap for projects, including planning sprints and assigning tasks and ensure that development activities align with project goals and deliverables.
- Make key technical decisions and provide expert advice on technical issues. Manage the technical aspects of the development lifecycle, including planning, coding, testing, and deployment.

What you'll needd:

Education: You hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. Experience: 2 years of combined experience in software development of enterprise systems, software/cloud architecture, cloud integrations, and/or data architecture. Languages: You are proficient in English and in another Bank official language (Spanish, Portuguese, and/or French). Certifications: At least basic cloud certifications Azure Fundamentals or AWS Practitioner any other is a plus

Key Skills:

Proficiency building and consuming APIs and/or web services (SOA, REST, XML, JSON, OData), including authorization and authentication standards (SAML, OAuth, WebAuth, ADFS) as well as tracing APIs using SoapUI, ReadyAPI or Fiddler. As well as documenting the API using Swagger and OpenAPI standards. Proficiency developing applications using cloud providers like Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS). Expertise on working with cloud-native integration services in Azure such as Service Bus, Event Hub/Grid, Logic Apps, App Services (Web Apps and Functions), API Management Service, SignalR, etc. Proven experience with C# and .Net stack. Strong programming skills as well as proficiency in software design and integration patterns. Familiarity with Typescript/Javascript is desirable too. Solid understanding of SOA and/or microservices architectures as well as their correspondent implementation using serverless or containerized infrastructures. Familiarity with modern web development concepts/frameworks such as SPA, SPFx, Angular, React, Dojo, etc. Experience developing frontend is also highly desirable. Proficiency in designing, architecting, and implementing integration solutions for IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS environments. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code with Terraform. Proficiency with relational databases. Experience making automated tests (unit, integration, e2e, contract) and frameworks like xUnit, Playwright. Quality driven mindset. Experience integrating and consuming LLM, prompting engineering and RAG architectures. Knowledge of machine learning/deep learning is desirable too. Experience with code versioning and issue tracking tools (Atlassian environment is preferred) Experience working leading agile cross-functional team (team-based mentality). Helping other teammates strengthen their skill sets and work together to get the best end results to support business and technology needs. Excellent documentation (writing and diagramming), interpersonal, and communication skills.

Requirements:

Citizenship: Choose one of the following IDB: You are either a citizen of one of our 48-member countries eligible to obtain a valid residency or legal permit to work in that country without the need for sponsorship by the IDB.
IDB Invest: You are either a citizen, a resident or hold a legal permit to work in that country without the need for sponsorship by the IDB Invest. Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab. Remote Modality: The selected candidate will not provide services from the Bank’s office and will not be provided a physical space on the premises of the Bank’s Country Office. The candidate selected will be responsible for setting up the space, and for having the equipment, internet, and phone accesses to accomplish these TORs, outside the Bank’s office. Access to the Bank’s systems will be arranged in coordination with the Bank.

Type of contract and modality

Type of contract: National Consultant (National Remote Modality). Length of contract: 19 months. Work Location: Remote.

What we offer:
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
• A competitive compensation package.
• Leave and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
• Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
• Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
Our culture
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at View email address on uncareer.net to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About the IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB
We work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure. Our aim is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. With a history dating back to 1959, today we are the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide loans, grants, and technical assistance; and we conduct extensive research. We maintain a strong commitment to achieving measurable results and the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.

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About IDB Lab
Is the innovation laboratory of the IDB Group. We mobilize financing, knowledge, and connections to drive innovation for inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. We believe innovation is a powerful tool that can transform our region, providing today unprecedented opportunities to populations that are vulnerable due to economic, social, or environmental factors. IDB Lab has a commitment to gender quality and diversity as part of its development mandate. The Strategy and Impact unit supports IDB Lab in the development of strategy, connections and knowledge, and impact measurement and reporting.

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About IDB Invest
IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. IDB Invest finances sustainable companies and projects to achieve financial results and maximize economic, social, and environmental development in the region. With a portfolio of $14.1 billion in asset management and 325 clients in 25 countries, IDB Invest provides innovative financial solutions and advisory services that meet the needs of its clients in a variety of industries.
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External Opening Date: Sep 25, 2024 External Closing Date: Jan 28, 2025 External Contact Email: View email address on uncareer.net External Contact Name: HR Service Center Job Field: Technical Support