LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER – KIEWIT TECHNOLOGY GROUP

POSITION OVERVIEW

Kiewit is looking for top talent to join our fast-paced and innovative Software Delivery Team. We are seeking a highly talented, experienced Lead Software Engineer that is passionate about creating our next generation of construction products and services, has great development skills, a passion for quality, and is excited to help build incredible, engineering solutions that win over our customers. This position will be responsible for leading a Team of Software Engineers in the design and development of high quality and performing products.

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Kiewit Technology Group’s (KTG) mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team deploys apps to the field that increase profitability by maximizing the way we use our people and resources in daily operations. KTG uses the Kiewit Management System (KMS), which includes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit’s business and lifecycle of a project, to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field by giving our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions. Every day our employees make an impact the efficiency of the iconic projects Kiewit builds and you can too.

LOCATION

This position will be based out of our Kiewit Business Center at 12720 I Street. This is a shared service center in a professional office setting. This position offers a hybrid work schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES

System and product design:

• Considers the customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems
• Leads and participates in the architectural design of features early in the development cycle, influencing it to drive quality and adherence to the specification
• Responsible for producing quality designs that ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, flexibility and extensibility
• Leads the Team in establishing program specifications and develops coding logic flowcharts in compliance with secure coding standards

Solution Execution:

• Work with Product Owners to translate roadmap features into manageable components/tasks, estimate timings and resources, suggest solutions and identify possible risks
• Build quality directly into the engineering processes and solutions by championing automated testing and test driven development
• Writes and coaches the team on writing clean well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity, and maintainability
• Works within established procedures and tools to develop, test, code review, implement, and maintain application software while focusing on best practice application security throughout the code life-cycle
• Communicates effectively and partners well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high quality solutions from vision to deployment and long term product stability

Leadership:

• Primary technical point of contact and communicator with stakeholders such as the sponsor, product manager/owner, scrum master, project teams, and upper management
• Responsible for managing the delivery of committed work for the team
• Role model to Kiewit Technology Group’s Values; Make us better, make someone’s job easier, and deliver measureable value
• Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies and be able to apply these to a variety of projects as applicable
• Mentors more junior developers

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ Years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience
• 7+ Years of experience building software using OOP practices
• 3+ years of experience with Agile, Test Driven Development or related lifecycle methodologies
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and/or Angular 4+
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, standards, and best practices for .Net development
• Experience with database design and programming
• Experience with Web Services 
• Experience with UX and User Centric Design (UCD)
• Must be able to work in a complex, dynamic team environment with minimal supervision and possess good organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Some travel may be required

Additional Skills:

• Experience with component libraries Kendo UI, AgGrid and Ant Design
• Experience with Design patterns, SOA design and experience with Volatility-Based Decomposition and iDesign
• Experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL
• Experience with the Azure ecosystem. Experience with Function Apps

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