
Lead Engineer
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,000 - $135,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Collaborate with partners within the company to design, configure, maintain and promote a variety of internal- and external-facing applications and solutions.
- Collaborate across areas to ensure application reliability and coding to architectural standards.
- Advocate for product teams and provide constructive technical guidance.
- Drive UI standards and component library governance to ensure consistency and reduce technical debt.
- Champion accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA, ARIA roles) across all applications.
- Lead efforts in automated testing strategy and observability practices (e.g. telemetry, performance monitoring).
- Connect with developers within your team to coach, inspire, and foster a continuous learning environment.
- Build and maintain scalable, performant applications with a focus on optimization.
- Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, software development managers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver solutions to meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Contribute as part of the team by leveraging continuous delivery methods and test-driven development to frequently deliver new functionality.
- Contribute to continuous delivery and test-driven development practices.
- Review code, share knowledge, and mentor developers in specialized areas such as UI architecture, accessibility, and testing.
- Ensure technical dependencies are planned and addressed in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of experience
- B.A. or B.S. degree (or commensurate experience); Master’s degree preferred
- Experience with relational and unstructured data repositories (SQL, Oracle, Cosmos DB)
- Experience with web and cross platform technologies, including Web Services, React JS, MS VB and C# .NET frameworks (including Web Forms and Windows Forms, .NET, .NET WEB API, Entity Framework 6.4, MVC Pattern, SPA Framework)
- Experience with GIT, code management methods, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and Azure tech stack (Functions, Data Factory, Service Bus, App Service, Key Vault, Cosmos DB)
- Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and ARIA standards
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient experience communicating through MS Teams
- Holds a strong sense of accountability for both individual and team objectives
- Embraces a forward-thinking mindset, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and creativity
- Excellent time management, prioritization, attention to detail, and organization skills
- Ability to listen to stakeholders and form solutions
- Proven ability as a servant leader and mentor
- Expertise in accessibility standards, UI architecture, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Postman, etc.) and observability tools (App Insights or similar)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLOracleCosmos DBReact JSC#.NETEntity Framework 6.4MVC PatternRESTful APIsautomated testing frameworks
Soft Skills
communication skillsaccountabilitycontinuous improvementtime managementprioritizationattention to detailorganization skillslistening skillsservant leadershipmentoring