Lead Software Engineer (Node / React)

My Therapy Assistant Ltd

Remote

02.11.2021.

JavaScript Node Node.js AWS PostgreSQL Redis REST SCRUM OOP TypeScript Agile senior

My Therapy Assistant (MTA) is a private psychology and psychotherapy clinic encompassing an innovative online platform, combining smart technology with human touch and clinical expertise. MTA delivers on a single, important mission: helping more people get the right therapy, with the right person, at the right time. MTA provides top-tier video, chat, and in-person therapy options with flexible scheduling across multiple platforms to maximise the user experience. MTA’s team is dedicated to providing a seamless journey through therapy, delivering quality, transparency, and flexibility to best match clients with clinicians.

Lead Software Engineer (Node / React)

We are looking for an exceptional results-oriented Lead Software Engineer (Node / React) to join our growing company. As a Lead Engineer, you are motivated by building high quality, maintainable and scalable solutions to solve complex problems. You’re business-savvy and enjoy collaborating with the Product Owner to build a successful product. You’d also have the opportunity to build and lead an in-house development team.

Responsibilities

Hands-on software engineering

Design, build and deliver full stack Node/React applications using the latest technologies
Integrate with third party systems, including payments and bills processing, authentication and email management
Build-in quality to ensure high performance and scalability, support the growing user-base
Ensure adoption of best practices and high standards of quality
Produce well-documented, readable and maintainable code
Write Clean Code, apply OOP & SOLID principles, use Design Patterns
Apply Test Driven Design (TDD) approach to ensure quality
Independently solve challenging problems and handle complexity

Organisation, teamwork and leadership

Effective self-management and prioritisation
Work using Agile (Scrum) to ensure continuous delivery of value to the clients
Collaborate with the Product Owner and Head of Marketing to understand the business vision and design solutions that have a business impact
Grow an in-house development team as well as coordinating work with external teams
Continuously learn and improve knowledge regarding best practices and latest technologies

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or similar
5+ years in software engineering using JavaScript / TypeScript
Experience in designing and building maintainable, extensible and scalable systems
Motivated by solving challenging technical problems and using the latest technologies
Understanding of microservice architecture and event driven architecture
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) - unit testing and integration testing
Familiar with the Agile methodology and iterative delivery
Critical, creative, innovative and out-of-the-box thinking
Analytical and problem solving skills
Big picture thinking and attention to detail
Strong communication, teamwork, leadership and mentoring skills
Proactive and hands-on approach
Desire for continuous improvement and learning
Ability to work individually and in teams, in a a dynamic fast-paced environment
Efficient time, priorities and self-management
Motivated by realising business value through software solutions