Software Development Team Lead, Modern Campus
Software Development
$90-160k
Higher education management software
Job no longer available
Higher education management software
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$90-160k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unlock the value of lifelong learning for students and the institutions that serve them.
Role
Who you are
- You are expected to have an innate drive to learn and improve, be self-motivated, and possess strong communication and coordination skills between Product, Engineering, and QA. A versatile, energetic individual with a blend of technical experience and people management skills
- They will have a proven track record in delivering projects on schedule
- And, most importantly, they will thrive in a highly collaborative environment
- Competencies
- Innovative problem solver who can bring a business mindset to technical challenges A well-spoken communicator that can motivate and encourage people Comfort with enterprise level, big data, and SaaS environments
- Ability to write code and automate systems to lead the team were needed
- Guide troubleshooting efforts of an application from all angles including performance, systems, and data integrity
- Documenting architectures, code, and decisions in an easy-to-digest manner
- Comfort with managing a distributed cross-functional team
- Education and Experience
- B.S. in Computer Science, or related Engineering field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a software product development environment
- Experience as a scrum master, project manager, manager, or team lead with a strong emphasis on Scrum and Kanban
- Strong proficiency with Scala or Java, and databases
- Full SDLC experience with enterprise level software hosted in a cloud environment
- Success in mentoring and coaching others to new heights
- Experience problem-solving with large, complex web-based applications
- Experience working in and maintaining a container-based environment
- Experience in a scale up or start up environment preferred
- Ability to learn, adapt and grow. You want to be part of a team dedicated to creating and delivering quality software. You define and follow software engineering best practices
- Outstanding communication. You will split your time between heads-down coding and team collaboration and innovation. We support each other out loud, working out solutions
- Pride. You enjoy your work and getting a job done well. You want to be part of a team that promotes their accomplishments and sees the difference they make
- Ownership. You can be counted on to deliver the best solution in collaboration with your team. You take ownership for your work, your tasks, your timelines
- Driven. You want to be challenged and you are constantly seeking new opportunities to learn, gain and apply new skills and knowledge
What the job involves
- As a Team Lead of Software Development for our Message product, you will be the leader of a Scrum team responsible for designing, developing, and supporting an enterprise SaaS microservices architecture application platform
- Your technical expertise will drive the modernization of our systems using ReactJS, Java Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL while leveraging your leadership skills to mentor and grow a high-performing team
- This role demands a deep understanding of enterprise application architecture, hands-on coding expertise, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams
- We are looking for someone who communicates effectively and has a solid understanding of Agile development methodologies
- Leadership:
- Energize and motivate the team, fostering growth through career development and mentorship
- Conduct regular 1:1s to provide coaching and support to team members
- Champion Agile methodologies and lead Scrum ceremonies, ensuring iterative and high-quality delivery
- Collaborate with Product Management to define acceptance criteria, refine user stories, and align the roadmap with technical feasibility
- Manage resources to meet release goals, communicating schedules and milestones to stakeholders
- Technology Leadership:
- Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation practices
- Lead technical decisions around architectural frameworks and libraries, aligning with the go-forward stack: ReactJS, Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL
- Participate in hands-on development: defining, estimating, coding, reviewing, testing, and documenting solutions for new features and modernization efforts
- Collaborate with Systems/DevOps teams to coordinate delivery logistics and ensure high system availability and scalability
- Build for quality by driving practices such as code reviews, support of continuous integration, QA process improvements, test automation, and the burndown of technical debt
- Experience with a broad range of technologies, programing languages, databases, and infrastructure
- Platform Development & Modernization:
- Drive the migration and modernization of legacy systems using forward-looking technologies, replacing RabbitMQ, Haskell, and MySQL components
- Capable of leading platform modernization and migration through an AI transformation within intelligent, event-driven systems
- Triage and resolve Tier-3 support issues, including client integrations, system performance, and data integrity concerns
- Technical Environment:
- Frontend: ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular (legacy)
- Backend: Java Spring Boot, Scala (legacy), Kafka, RabbitMQ (deprecated)
- Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL (legacy)
- Cloud Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
- Mobile: React Native, iOS, Android
Our take
Modern Campus offers a whole suite of engagement-oriented SaaS products for higher education institutions, including enrollment, communication, curriculum management, and career pathways planning.
The company’s roots go back to 1982 and the early days of web development and SaaS, but a 2019 merger between higher education CMS OmniUpdate, and Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) company Destiny Solutions, led to a 2021 rebrand as Modern Campus.
Now over 2,000 North American institutions are customers of the company, including St. Louis University and Utah Valley University. This gives an indication of Modern Campus’ relevance and strength of position in the market.
There are no signs of slowing down as Modern Campus looks to tap into increasing demand for the modernization of campus life. Since rebranding, the company has been making key acquisitions in the higher education sector to expand its own services range, including campus engagement platform Presence, and conversational text messaging platform Signal Vine.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private stock options
- Medical and dnetal insurance
- Collaborative work environment
Company HQ
Yonge–Eglinton, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Peter Devries
(CEO)Served in a variety of Executive Leadership roles with Modern Campus, including President and COO since 2018. They earned a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo, with joint honors in Computer Science and Economics. They're also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Risk Management Professional, among numerous professional designations.
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