Senior Staff Software Engineer(Architect)

Job Description Summary

This position is responsible for designing highly complex modules, critical components or a whole application/product in its entirety. Has the vision to integrate it across multiple systems. This position works independently and is seen as a technical leader. The position is responsible for driving the design and development efforts related to architecture, scalability, availability and performance in alignment with the product/application roadmap.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:
• Be responsible for providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast-paced and agile development environment using the latest software development methods and infrastructure

• Experience: 14+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 5+ years of experience in Angular development (version 2 and above).
• Angular Expertise: Deep knowledge of Angular (2+), Angular CLI, RxJS, TypeScript, and related Angular ecosystem libraries and tools.
• Architecture & Design Patterns: Solid understanding of front-end architecture and design patterns (MVC, MVVM, Singleton, etc.), and the ability to design and implement solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and efficient.
• JavaScript/HTML/CSS: Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, along with knowledge of pre-processors like Sass or LESS.

• Micro-Frontends: Experience in designing and implementing micro-frontend architectures.
• Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Familiarity with Angular Universal and implementing SSR for improved SEO and faster initial load times.
• UI/UX Understanding: Knowledge of UX/UI principles, including responsive design and creating accessible user interfaces.
• Advanced Testing Strategies: Expertise in advanced testing techniques and tools for Angular applications, including automated UI testing and performance testing.
• Backend Exposure: Familiarity with backend technologies (Node.js, .NET, Java, etc.) and understanding the full stack of web application development.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor development teams, drive technical decisions, and facilitate architectural discussions.
• State Management: Experience with state management tools like NgRx, Redux, or Akita to manage application state in large-scale Angular apps.
• Performance Optimization: Proven experience in optimizing Angular applications for speed and efficiency, including techniques such as lazy loading, tree-shaking, and change detection strategies.
• Testing: Strong experience with testing frameworks and tools such as Jasmine, Karma, and Cypress for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• CI/CD & Version Control: Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, version control using Git, and managing build and release processes.
• Cloud & Backend Integration: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.) and integrating with backend APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc.).
• Agile Development: Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Evaluates technology to drive features and roadmaps.
• Maps technology trends to internal vision.
• Differentiates buzzwords from value proposition.
• Embraces technology trends that drive excellence beyond traditional practices (e.g., Test automation in lieu of traditional QA practices).
• Balances value propositions for competing stakeholders.
• Recommends a well-researched recommendation of buy vs. build solution.
• Conveys the value proposition for the company by assessing financial risks and gains of decisions and return on investment (ROI).
• Manages the process of building and maintaining a successful alliance.
• Understands and successfully applies common analytical techniques, including ROI, SWOT, and Gap analyses.
• Able to clearly articulate the business drivers relevant to a given initiative.

• Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas.
• Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome.
• Uses experts or other third parties to influence.
• Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications.
• Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making.
• Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning.
• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team. Able to navigate accountability in a matrixed organization.
• Communicates and demonstrates a shared sense of purpose. Learns from failure.

• Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills.
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices.
• Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.
• Influences and energizes other toward the common vision and goal.
• Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.
• Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE.
• Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly.
• Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.