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Development Team Lead - 5 Month Contract (Closed)

ARE YOU A DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEAD WHO IS LOOKING TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON A GREAT TEAM? There is an exciting opportunity with our client in downtown Toronto. They require a leader who can appreciate the work that the current team has done, but who can also look for ways to improve the existing development practices. In this role you will need to be a motivator and catalyst to positive reinforcement and change.

Development Team Lead - 5 Month Contract

About the Opportunity

• Provide technical leadership, training on best practices and code reviews to other developers
• Review existing code and work with the current team on identifying areas for code improvement
• Review existing policies and procedures identifying areas for improvement while encouraging the team on things that they are doing well with constructive criticism and positive reinforcement
• Create clean, reusable code and enforce coding standards and best practices
• Brainstorm with a dynamic team to identify new ideas and/or investigate tricky bugs
• Reporting to the Divisional Manager you will be responsible for taking a solution from start to delivery – helping with the integration interfaces, data architectures, and deployment architectures to deliver a final solution that works end-to-end
• You will be responsible for doing code reviews and providing feedback
• Participate in requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders and get to the bottom of what’s actually needed for a given project then be able to articulate a technical solution that meets the goals of the solution
• Be able to create workflows using the technology supported by a given package solution
• Troubleshoot and find solutions to technical problems – and there are many when you try and integrate systems with off-the-shelf software with homegrown systems
• Optimize existing functionality for improved response times
• Prototype code with your first draft and then fine tune later, in a team developer environment
• Debug and resolve platform issues reported by our users
• Roll out new features and analyze (and react) to the results you discover from our system services and user feedback
• Conduct daily check-ins to assist other developers
• Participate in regular iteration meetings

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related disciplines
• 5+ years as a Senior Developer with 2+ years as a hands on Team Lead
• A can-do attitude towards impossible deadlines and rapidly changing requirements
• Demonstrated technical capabilities are a must, as are people skills. This position requires an ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a range of stakeholders; able to converse on the same level with the business about software development and then work with developers to deliver the solution
• Superior communication skills both written and verbal are mandatory
• Experience with one of the following C/C++/Java/PHP
• Experience with Linux system (Bash shell commands)
• Experience with native JavaScript (without library)
• Experience with ESLint
• Experience with advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks ( Vue.js)
• Experience with one of the following Grunt/Gulp/Webpack

Should have:

• Experience with one of the following Apache/Nginx
• Experience with MySQL
• Experience with Nodejs
• Experience with CSS/HTML
• Experience with Git
• Experience with development based on REST API Structure

Good to have:

• Experience with Multi-platform development (Web apps)
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Experience with native app development
• Experience with Jira

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please note that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #22907.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

About Lannick

Lannick is the premier professional recruitment and staffing firm in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1985, Lannick provides best-in-class finance, accounting and technology professionals at all roles and levels through its three divisions: Lannick Finance & Accounting, Pro Count Staffing and Lannick Technology. Lannick places more than 1,000 candidates annually and is a preferred vendor for Canada’s most successful organizations. Learn more at www.lannick.com.