Development Lead Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Development Lead to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Gives initial approval of paid time off and expense reports for team members;
- Responsible for tracking team velocity and providing metrics for management;
- Is accountable for the applications the Dev team has developed, and assists with questions and PROD support when needed;
- May demonstrate industry leadership in technology, consortiums, or standards;
- Responsible for delivering projects on budget, on time, to requirements, and with high quality;
- Works with Training department to communicate changes to internal and external users;
- Able to analyze and evaluate technical risks within the scope of a project and make judicious recommendations;
- Works closely with the Product Manager to have a solid understanding of business and product. Acts as Product Manager when there is not one available;
- Comfortable delegating to the appropriate resources;
- Has attained most or all of the attributes and behaviors of a Senior Software Developer;
- Responsible for performance evaluations of team members and assisting in the compensation process;
- Takes an active role in the hiring process of new developers and testers;
- Should be competent presenting technical information to a range of audiences including non-technical audiences;
- Leads a team working on significant and critical projects. Provides both technical and team leadership and mentoring.
Requirements:
- Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language;
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills;
- Minimum 10 years with Java and/or Oracle development platform;
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills;
- Highly self-motivated and directed;
- Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment;
- Knowledge of Web 2.0 technologies is a plus;
- Understanding of distributed architectures;
- Strong customer service orientation;
- Experience with JSE/JEE/J2EE;
- Java development experience with a demonstrated track record of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD);
- Experience with Oracle;
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally;
- BA/BS in Computer Science or related field.