Senior Full Stack Engineer (Lead Role) Job at Oconsulting Limited

Oconsulting Limited, an independent HR consulting firm, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Full Stack Engineer (Lead Role)

Job Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• As a Senior Full Stack Engineer (Lead Role), you will take ownership of the product delivery cycle, from ideation through development to deployment. 
• You will be responsible for ensuring code quality, providing technical leadership, and making architectural decisions that will shape the direction of our products. 
• You'll work closely with the CTO and other cross-functional teams to ensure scalable and reliable solutions. 
• This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute to both front-end and back-end development while also mentoring and guiding junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and performant software products from concept to release.
• Enforce best practices in coding, including writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Implement and maintain high coding standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior developers to enhance the overall team’s technical skills.
• Collaborate with the CTO and other stakeholders to design robust software architecture and scalable solutions.
• Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends. Bring innovative ideas and solutions to the table that can help improve our product and processes.
• Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other engineering teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and lead initiatives to optimize development workflows, improve performance, and ensure product quality.
• Lead code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce best practices to maintain the highest standards of code quality and performance.
• Implement and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to streamline deployment and release cycles.

Requirements

• 6 - 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3-4 years in a leadership or senior technical role.
• Technology Stack: Proficiency in Node.js, React, and Next.js. You should be comfortable working across the full stack, from front-end development to server-side architecture, including Offline capabilities using Electron. Mobile Dev skills with react native will be a plus.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js).
  • Expertise in working with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and designing scalable data models.
  • Solid understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and best practices.
• Version Control: Proficient in Git-based workflows (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Code Quality: Experience in unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing. Familiar with test-driven development (TDD) and other testing strategies.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Excellent communication skills and ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Optional but Highly Valued Skills:

• CI/CD: Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines to ensure smooth and automated release processes.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes to containerize and orchestrate applications for scalability and efficiency.
• Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment.
• Performance Optimization: Experience in identifying bottlenecks and optimizing application performance, both on the front end and back end.
• Security Best Practices: Understanding of security best practices and experience with securing web applications.
• Agile/Scrum: Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum development environment with familiarity in Jira or similar project management tools.

Salary
Open.