Posting Title

Sr. Software Developer Lead - Ruby on Rails

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Location

Remote

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

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Note: Research suggests that potential job seekers may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who is interested in this opportunity to apply. We seek dedicated people who believe they have the skills and ambition to succeed at NREL to apply for this role.

Job Description

NREL is currently seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Lead to join our Ruby on Rails development team. This is a customer facing position that will interact regularly with product owners, scrum masters, project managers, stakeholders and end-users alike. The applications we build support the laboratory’s operations in support of our mission of advancing the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies.  This candidate will play a critical role in the design and development of custom solutions as well as team building and mentorship.

Technically, the candidate has deep technical knowledge of all layers in a Ruby on Rails n-tier solution, relational database concepts, test frameworks, and has experience designing and operating in a services-oriented architecture.

From a leadership perspective, the candidate embraces Agile principles, is committed to providing a physiologically safe atmosphere for the team to evolve in a collaborative fashion, mentors junior team members and actively participates in at least one community of practice relevant to the team.

Merging technical and leadership aspects, the candidate anticipates issues and deals with them proactively, has an emphasis on business solutions development, is a team player with the ability to influence and negotiate.

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Basic Qualifications

Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Or, relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience. Applies extensive IS expertise and has full knowledge of related disciplines. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Superior leadership and project management skills. Skilled in analytical techniques, practices and problem solving. Extensive architecture and design for various computer software programs and information systems.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

5 or more years’ experience in the following:

• Holding a senior-level or lead-level role leveraging full-stack Ruby on Rails development.
• Developing commercial quality web applications.
• Extensive use of HTML, AJAX, JavaScript, SASS, jQuery, Materialize, Bootstrap.
• Working with relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL, Oracle etc.

3 or more year’s experience in the following:

• Front-end experience with css/sass.
• Expert-level Git, Jenkins and Jira.
• Understanding and use of at least two Agile frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

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