Team Lead of Platform Development

Job Description Job Description Platform Development Team Lead | $165,000 - $210,000 per year + Bonus | Direct Hire | Onsite What Matters Most: Competitive Pay: $165,000 - $210,000 base salary plus bonus potential Schedule: Full-time, Direct Hire Onsite work environment in Plano, TX Opportunity to lead greenfield application development initiatives within a growing technology organization Job Description: Join a collaborative and fast-growing technology organization as a Platform Development Team Lead, where you will lead a high-performing team responsible for building modern, cloud-based business applications and core platform solutions. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with team management responsibilities, requiring someone who can mentor developers, manage delivery timelines, and help establish scalable development standards and best practices. You will play a key role in driving greenfield development initiatives while partnering closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure secure, high-quality solutions are delivered on time. Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software developers across multiple locations and experience levels. Manage team workload, project priorities, and delivery timelines across multiple development initiatives. Provide hands-on technical leadership across full-stack development efforts, including backend, frontend, APIs, and integrations. Establish and enforce coding standards, development best practices, and quality controls. Monitor progress, remove blockers, and ensure projects are delivered with high quality and predictable execution. Partner with leadership to align development roadmap and technical strategy with business objectives. Support secure software development practices, particularly within regulated or data-sensitive environments. Facilitate team collaboration, one-on-ones, performance feedback, and ongoing mentoring initiatives. Contribute to architecture discussions, documentation, and long-term platform scalability planning. Qualifications and Requirements: 8+ years of software development experience, including significant full-stack development experience. 2+ years of technical leadership or people management experience. Strong experience with C#/.NET (modern versions preferred), Angular and/or React, APIs, SQL, and cloud-based application development. Proven ability to lead remote and distributed development teams effectively. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and modern software architecture. Experience delivering secure applications within regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare preferred. Strong communication, accountability, and collaboration skills with the ability to mentor and influence teams. Experience with mobile application development or mobile-first architecture is a plus. Benefits and Perks: • Competitive base salary plus bonus potential • Medical, Dental and Vision benefits with 100% employer-paid premiums • 401(k) with company match • Company-paid life and disability insurance • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources Your New Organization: Join a growing financial services and technology organization focused on innovation, long-term growth, and customer-focused solutions. With a collaborative and highly supportive engineering culture, this organization values strong leadership, open communication, and continuous improvement while investing heavily in modern technology and new product development initiatives. Your Career Partner: The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned company, specializes in connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. With extensive industry experience, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your professional goals and shine in your field. The Reserves Network values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal-opportunity employer, we foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust in every aspect of employment. The base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $210,000, excluding bonuses, benefits, or other compensation. Your final salary will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and internal pay equity. Please note, hiring at the top of the range is uncommon to allow room for future salary growth.