Technical Lead / Architect

This is a remote permanent position for those based in India

If youre an experienced technical team leader, love using and creating open-source software, and would enjoy working on a variety of interesting projects surrounded by inspiring Nearformers on the cutting edge of new technologies, then keep reading!

Were looking for someone with extensive experience leading technology teams (Software Dev, DevOps/Cloud) who is still hands-on, to translate client project requirements into what the team produces, then lead the collaboration of the team to deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes

At Nearform we modernise enterprises with open, creative software, evolving businesses for the modern world

Our teams of experts are helping our clients build cloud-native solutions using industry-leading design, technology and modern practices for software development

Being a global company with a remote workforce allows us to hire without borders

We only hire the best of the best, we continuously learn and improve and our distributed workforce means we service clients across the globe

The Role

You are involved in all aspects of Delivery, Support and Deployment, working directly with Nearforms clients on a variety of projects

You help our clients translate their business and technical requirements into software applications

You will work in high performing software teams who are distributed across different locations and at times when you will work in teams alongside the clients development teams

Our Leads are outcome driven, and deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes

As Part Of This You Will

Provide technical and line-management leadership to your development team

Take responsibility for the successful delivery of projects

Identify and resolve blockers before they become issues

Work directly with clients, translating requirements into technical briefs

Shape and define architectural decisions

Provide reports to client and Nearform leadership to ensure clear understanding of project status and drive good decision-making

Role

This is a hands on role, so you need to have a background in Full-stack JavaScript (Nodejs and React) development that may also include some of the following:

DevOps, including Architecture to Infrastructure development, CI and Tooling

Cloud architecture, administration and Systems Integration

Requirements

Experience working directly with customers and users

Experience managing software engineering teams

Experience developing high quality software

Deep understanding of agile ways of working

Deep understanding of test-driven development and testing best practices

Deep understanding of best practices and design patterns

Deep understanding of open source technologies and tools

Deep understanding of version control tools, GIT in particular

Understanding of cloud technologies

Understanding of operational concerns (such as monitoring, performance testing, security considerations, accessibility, GDPR)

Understanding of DevOps practices

Drive to deliver outcomes for our customers

Empathy and people skills

Benefits

Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance

Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters school run, no problem!

The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving Nearformerswellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a Nearform advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy

Please get in touch to discuss remuneration

Although we are widely dispersed, Nearformers are a tightly-knit team

We trust one another and care about our colleagues

We all get together in person at our annual company retreat, of course when were not faced with a global pandemic! Building on our open-source origins, we promote the sharing of thoughts, knowledge and ideas

Nearform is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do

Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence