Team Lead, Technology

The Technology Team Lead is a subject matter expert (SME) and go-to associate for the Technology team. This role is responsible for the day-to-day technical execution of software development projects at LocumTenens.com and provides team leadership including assigning work, ensuring best practices are followed, and helping estimate work timelines and requirements.

• Team Leadership – 40% Acts as a role model and go-to associate for others
• Manages distribution of work to team to ensure balanced workflow with skillset appropriate assignments
• Provides support & assistance to team members with technical coaching and mentoring
• Ensures peer code reviews happen regularly and consistently
• Estimates sprint points or man hours for project delivery
• Maintains the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the team
• Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
• Serves as point of contact to streamline communications and processes across departments
• Software Development – 25% Designs, codes, and implements assigned features, stories, and tasks
• Engages in flow charting and diagramming processes and provides documentation of how software is built/works
• Designs code to be easy to read and adjust, and reuseable in future systems
• Checks functionality of code with team peer review and ensures that unit tests are written/have passed
• Works closely with Quality Assurance Team to define proper test plans & test strategy
• Project/Solution Management – 20% Serves as primary interface between Product & Tech to ensure Tech builds solutions that meet business requirements
• Translates business needs to technical language for software development team by writing user stories & tech tasks
• Drives feature and story development, keeping projects moving with appropriate urgency
• Works with Product Owners on release planning; Ensures sprint goals, release dates, and timelines are met
• Keeps technology leadership informed of progress including team wins and team challenges
• Software Architecture/Design – 15% Designs technology solutions and ensures internal & external team alignment for correct implementation of design
• Ensures all solutions and architecture are properly documented according to company standards
• Acts as a consultative subject matter expert for enhancements to existing products as well as idea for new products
• Drives R&D / proof of concept initiatives; Stays mindful about cloud computing costs for any technology solutions
• Supports and evangelizes architecture best practices such as “API First” and “Infrastructure as Code”

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience required
• 10+ years of related software development and architecture experience required
• 5+ years Azure Cloud experience required; Microsoft Azure certifications preferred
• 5+ years Agile (Scrum and/or Kanban) experience required
• Previous full stack development experience ideal
• Previous team leadership a plus

• Company-paid benefits (Basic Life and AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Compass Health Advocate and Transitions).
• Healthcare benefit options (Value Plan, High Deductible Plan with HSA, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Prepaid Legal Services, 529 Savings Plan, Pet Insurance).
• Paid parental leave.
• Company sponsored 401k plan with company matching.
• PTO that accrues at a rate of 15 days/year for 1st year and continues to increase with tenure.
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education.

LocumTenens.com has been leading the way in a booming healthcare industry since 1995. Locum Tenens is a Latin phrase meaning, “to substitute for.” When hospitals are understaffed, they rely on us to find them the right temporary physicians to fill in when needed. Every associate at LocumTenens.com plays a role in getting patients seen, no matter what they studied in school or what their role is here.