Team Lead - C# dot NET desktop

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job description

Our client is a premier brand in medical diagnostics and a global leader in the development of best-in-class technologies that help answer complex scientific challenges to improve our world. They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to help them recruit a Senior Software Engineer or Hands-on Technical Lead. They're located in North Toronto (GTA).

Works in a collaborative environment, part of cross-functional teams, to design and develop scalable, high-quality, and high-performance applications on the .NET platform.

1. Work through all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
2. Analyze customer needs and problems to deliver creative, logical, and effective solutions using sound architecture and design principles that satisfy functional and non-functional requirements.
3. Follow established practices of agile methodologies, i.e. test-driven development, that will ensure high-quality software.
4. Initiate/facilitate design/architectural discussions, provide estimates, and prepare design and architecture reviews.
5. Implement software modules and unit tests and conduct appropriate module testing.
6. Mentor less senior team members and produce peer review product artifacts including requirement specifications, design specifications, code, etc.
7. Be highly committed to on-time delivery and high quality.
8. Detect, report, investigate, and fix product defects.
9. Evaluate new software development technologies, tools, and practices. Recommend adoption of new tools.
10. Work collaboratively and proactively to maximize the success of the development teams.

Agile / Team Lead Responsibilities:

1. Motivate the development team and drive it to successful completion of the project objectives.
2. Provide technical leadership and coordination between software developers.
3. Ensure adherence of team members to agile software development processes.
4. Facilitate estimation and planning for the software development tasks.
5. Provide technical and schedule reports and act on resolving deviations from quality and schedule targets.
6. Lead small-medium software teams to ensure their optimum performance and adherence to agile software development processes.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related field or equivalent work experience.
2. 10+ years’ experience in designing and developing applications using OOP/OOD with at least 5 years of experience in C#/.NET.
3. Experience with .NET technologies such as Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a must.
4. Solid knowledge of .NET 4.0/4.5/4.5.1 Platforms, design patterns, Visual Studio 2010/2013.
5. Experience with design and implementation of n-tier systems, reusable libraries, and development frameworks.
6. Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
7. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
8. Proven technical leadership skills, must be a team player with strong collaboration skills.
9. Proven experience working in a cross-functional team of technical and non-technical personnel.
10. Excellent time-management skills, ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
11. Experience with agile methodologies and test-driven development.

Desired experience:

1. Experience with developing software for life sciences or medical device products.
2. Experience working in regulated environments.
3. Experience with C++ or other OO languages.
4. SQLite, NUnit, FIT, Infragistics UltraWinGrid, Xceed WPF grid.
5. COM Interop.

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