Lead Senior Software Engineer

As a Lead Senior Software Engineer at TimelyCare, your responsibilities include developing prototypes quickly while delivering scalable production code, working across a full spectrum of development tasks, and innovating new features and applications to enhance healthcare delivery solutions. You will also mentor junior associates and collaborate closely with leadership and product owners to prioritize projects effectively.

To apply for the Lead Senior Software Engineer position at TimelyCare, candidates should have at least 8 years of software development experience, with deep expertise in Typescript and modern JavaScript (ES6). Familiarity with Node.js, React, and React Native is essential, along with experience in handling various data stores, including NoSQL solutions.

In the Lead Senior Software Engineer role at TimelyCare, you will work with modern web technologies such as Typescript, modern JavaScript (ES6), Node.js, React, React Native, and Next.js. You will also engage with relational and NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, CouchDB, and DynamoDB, to support scalable and innovative healthcare applications.

TimelyCare offers a robust benefits package for Lead Senior Software Engineers, including paid company holidays, flexible PTO, and volunteer time off (VTO). Additional perks include discretionary bonuses, comprehensive health insurance options, 401(k) with employer match, free virtual medical and mental health support, as well as company-paid life insurance and short-term disability.

The salary range for the Lead Senior Software Engineer role at TimelyCare is between $105,000 and $135,000 per year, depending on your education and experience. Alongside the base pay, you will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus, making this an attractive opportunity.

Highlight your experience with Typescript, focusing on projects where you've used it to improve code maintainability and scalability. Discuss specific examples of how Typescript’s features have led to fewer bugs and a smoother development process.

Outline your step-by-step approach to application development, including requirements gathering, designing architecture, prototyping, and using modern technologies to build the application, ensuring to discuss collaboration with team members and stakeholders.

Share specific instances where you encountered mentorship challenges, detailing your approach to facilitate understanding, offer constructive feedback, and create a supportive environment for their growth.

Discuss a specific project where you identified performance bottlenecks, explain the steps taken to optimize the code, and mention the positive impact on system performance and user experience.

Emphasize the importance of testing throughout your development process, discussing how you incorporate unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance testing to ensure code quality and robustness.

Explain your strategies for continual learning, such as following industry blogs, attending conferences, participating in online communities, and experimenting with new technologies in personal projects.

Share a specific instance of project prioritization, detailing how you evaluated the urgency and importance of each project, and the strategies you used to communicate deadlines and manage expectations.

Discuss techniques for writing maintainable code, like adhering to coding standards, thorough documentation, code reviews, and refactoring practices that you employ in your projects.

Illustrate your collaborative approach with product owners, emphasizing the importance of understanding user needs and business goals, and how you would facilitate discussions to establish priorities together.

Share your experience with different database technologies, explaining the use cases for both relational databases and NoSQL solutions in past projects, and when each type is more suitable to employ.