As an active member of TELUS Digital you will be in the heart of a major transformation program supporting it as a Technical Leader

The Technical Leader plays a pivotal role in our tech company, providing strategic direction, technical guidance, and leadership to our engineering teams. This position requires a blend of technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a passion for innovation. The Technical Leader will be responsible for driving the technical vision, mentoring team members, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products.

Main Responsibilities: 

The Technical Leader is responsible for mentoring the team on the technical solution and creating technical leadership within the team. Also, the Technical Leader is responsible and accountable for technical decision making. 

• Develop and communicate a clear technical vision and strategy aligned with company goals.

• Lead and inspire cross-functional engineering teams, fostering collaboration and innovation.

• Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical expertise to team members for their growth.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements, timelines, and deliverables.

• Oversee project execution, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing challenges that may impact project success.

• Drive adoption of best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies.

• Conduct code and architectural reviews to maintain high-quality codebase and system architecture.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including executives, to provide updates and address concerns.

• Foster strong relationships with cross-functional teams, promoting transparency and collaboration.

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Developer or currently having a Senior Software Developer role. 

• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying serverless applications using AWS Lambda and other AWS services.

• Writing code in languages supported by AWS Lambda, such as TypeScripts, Node.js, and Java.

• Creating event-driven architectures that respond to changes in data or other events. 

• Implementing security best practices to ensure the safety of data and systems. 

• Integrating AWS Lambda functions with other AWS services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon API Gateway, and AWS Step Functions.

• Proficient with monitoring tools like Cloud Watch and AWS X-Ray. 

• Troubleshooting and debugging serverless applications. 

• Developing and implementing monitoring and logging strategies to ensure the availability and performance of AWS Lambda functions. 

• Participating in code reviews and collaborating with other developers to ensure code quality and be practices are followed. 

• Staying up to date with the latest AWS Lambda features and best practices, and incorporating them into application development. 

• Continuously improving and optimizing the performance and cost efficiency of AWS Lambda applications. 

• Strong knowledge of system design (software architecture, design patterns, API Design and Development and good practices). 

• Proficient in Microservice technology and development experience of RESTFUL. 

• Familiarity with No-SQL databases like DynamoDB and System Integration Patterns (PubSub). 

• Experience using Agile/Scrum software development methodologies using tools such as Jira, Confluence, BitBucket. 

• Experience with GITHub and GitHub Action.

• Experience in performing Requirement Analysis. 

• Good communication skills including Client communications. 

What’s in it for you:

• Private medical and life insurance from day one.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan ESPP

• Budget for professional growth (certifications)

• Schedule flexibility.

• Extra bonus based on performance.