What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Frontend Software Engineer position at Bright Health?
This role can be fully remote anywhere in Texas or based out of our downtown Austin, TX office.
Lead Software Engineers spend most of their time hands-on in the creation, feature development, and subsequent maintenance of Bright Health properties. The more senior their level, the more that individual will assist in the continuous improvement of the team's productivity and code quality. Additionally, senior talent plays a key role in building and maintaining a culture which focuses on making sure every engineer progresses in their career in line with personal goals/expectations.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate directly with teammates to define and implement a variety of software testing
- Contribute across the complete development lifecycle, including technical design, work estimation, implementation of new features, and addressing feedback or bugs
- Lead and contribute to continually improve the team's productivity, culture, and code quality
- Peer review team member's code and provide constructive feedback to improve quality
- Create documentation and processes as needed to improve team productivity and transparency
TECHNOLOGIES WE USE
- TypeScript and JavaScript
- React
- Node.js
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Git & GitHub
- Jira
- Azure
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE
- 8 years in software development required
- 3 years experience with React strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience required
- Experience writing for the frontend (e.g., React/React Native, plain JavaScript, plain CSS) of modern web applications
- Experience using both traditional Relational (e.g. MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. Redis);
- Experience building applications in the cloud, bonus points for serverless architectures
- Seasoned estimation skills — can reasonably judge the complexity of a feature and appropriately break it down (if needed) and size it
- Strong work ethic plus follow-through on commitments (works smart to get the job done right and on time);
- Proven track record of high standards for self, team, company, and ultimately the clients;
- Proactive approach to problem solving (acting without being told, driving for measurable results, etc.)