Gartner - Lead Software Engineer - Java/React.js

About Gartner IT :

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About this role :

As a Lead, you will play a crucial role in shaping and delivering complex data-driven solutions that transform our business. You will lead a team focused on developing analytical insights, recommendation engines, and specialized algorithms, while proactively identifying new opportunities to leverage data science for enhanced business outcomes. With our position as a leading digital marketplace and access to millions of client reviews and insights, you will have unparalleled opportunities to apply advanced data science techniques.

Your responsibilities will span a wide and evolving range, requiring versatility, adaptability, and strategic leadership as you build and scale data science capabilities at CIT. As part of the Gartner family, you will benefit from access to industry-leading research and best practices in analytics and data science, empowering you and your team to deliver more engaging, relevant content for software buyers and to drive higher quality leads for software sellers.

What you will do :

• Team Guidance & Support : Mentor and support a team of skilled software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Strategic & Technical Oversight : Provide hands-on technical leadership and strategic direction for the team's projects, overseeing the design, development, and implementation of robust web-based applications and services using technologies such as Java, Spring, React/Python, and PostgreSQL.
• Architectural Leadership : Drive architecture and technical design discussions, ensuring solutions are scalable, performant, and aligned with long-term strategic goals.
• Project Execution : Help manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables within an Agile Scrum environment, supporting efficient execution and high-quality outcomes.
• Quality Assurance & Best Practices : Champion best practices in software development, including leading code reviews, peer inspections, and the creation of comprehensive technical design specifications, ensuring maintainability and operational excellence.
• Innovation & Research : Stay informed about the latest advancements in web technologies, distributed systems, and data science, guiding the team to continuously improve application design and implementation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Collaborate extensively with product management, data science, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of new features and enhancements, and to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Stakeholder Communication : Effectively communicate complex technical insights, project status, and strategic plans to diverse stakeholders through reports and presentations, influencing decision-making.

What you'll need :

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience in software development.
• 6 to 8 years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 1-2 years in a technical lead role, leading software development or data science teams in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, including experience with hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Deep expertise in building and deploying complex, scalable web applications and services, demonstrated as a Full Stack Developer with proficiency in React, Java, Spring (Spring Boot, Spring JPA), and distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java and extensive experience with frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, and Spring JPA.

Who you are :

• Graduate/Postgraduate in BE/B tech, ME/MTech or MCA are preferred.
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.
• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
• Owns success Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.
• Ardent desire to improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies.

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