An Engineering Lead will be the technical lead for some area of the Brad’s Deals engineering organization. They serve as the primary architect and business liaison for technology decisions pertaining to their area of specialization. They act as the primary point of escalation for resolving conflicting opinions on technical implementation decisions. They are expected to devote a portion of their time to researching, recommending and promoting the best tools available to the team. They will serve as the primary point of contact with Product Owners and business stakeholders on questions that relate to their area of specialization. They are responsible of raising visibility of team-wide system, process, or technology issues that relate to their area of specialization.
- Focus on quality, on-time delivery, and business value of solutions
- Lead software architecture discussions, vet solutions
- Identify, investigate technologies that have potential to yield increased productivity
- Identify and remove areas of waste in team development lifecycle
- Adopt team best practices, definitions of done, code styles and standards
- Monitor progress of individual team toward completion of project
- Escalate bottlenecks, obstacles and areas of conflict that impede rapid development and delivery
- Manage risk to a project
- Run team meetings
- Identify individual and team opportunities for growth
- Support team members where needed, including mentorship