Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Software Development Team Lead to join our team and support Hindawi’s mission of spreading knowledge and culture while fostering a love of reading among children and youth. You will guide our development team in designing and delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership and communication skills to drive architecture decisions, mentor developers, and ensure successful end-to-end software delivery.
You will play a key role in shaping the technical vision, improving system performance, and ensuring our solutions align with business goals and best engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical direction and architecture of multiple software projects, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
   
• Manage and mentor a team of software developers, providing guidance, technical reviews, and continuous feedback to support growth and productivity.
   
• Oversee all stages of the software development lifecycle — requirements analysis, system design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
   
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and actionable development tasks.
   
• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services, APIs, and integrations.
   
• Review and optimize existing systems, ensuring high code quality, security, and adherence to best practices.
   
• Collaborate closely with product owners, UX designers, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure on-time, quality delivery.
   
• Own system monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of production issues.
   
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting emerging technologies, tools, and engineering practices.
• Contribute to DevOps processes (CI/CD, automation, deployment pipelines) and cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS).

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, with leadership experience.
   
• Strong proficiency in C#, ASP.NET (MVC and Core), and deep understanding of OOP and software architecture principles.
   
• Expertise in database design and performance optimization using SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
   
• Hands-on experience with frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js.
   
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and containerization (Docker).
   
• Familiarity with microservices and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
   
• Strong understanding of software security, scalability, and performance optimization.
   
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).

Behavioral Competencies:

• Excellent leadership, team management, and mentoring skills.
   
• Strong analytical thinking and decision-making abilities.
   
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
   
• Strategic mindset with attention to detail and delivery quality.
   
• High adaptability and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
   
• Sense of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.