Technical Lead

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Technical Lead

About LilYPad POS
LilYPad POS is a leading software provider in the family entertainment center industry, offering a powerful and user-friendly point-of-sale solution tailored to the unique needs of our customers. As we scale our development team, we are looking for a Technical Lead who can drive technical excellence, streamline development workflows, and ensure that our software continues to be robust, scalable, and maintainable.

Role Overview

The Technical Lead at LilYPad POS is responsible for breaking down high-level software development plans into clear, actionable tasks for the development team. This role ensures modern development standards are followed, maintains technical consistency, and reduces the need for micromanagement by structuring work effectively. The ideal candidate will be highly experienced in Laravel & React, with a strong understanding of software architecture, API design, and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Direction & Execution

• Translate business and product goals into well-defined technical plans and execution strategies.
• Guide the development team in building scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions using Laravel & React.
• Work closely with the Director of Operations to ensure software initiatives align with company objectives and customer needs.
• Evaluate new technologies and tools that can enhance our development process and system performance.

Task Breakdown & Developer Coordination

• Define clear project scopes, workflows, and modular components for new and existing features.
• Ensure developers receive structured, well-documented tasks with defined expectations.
• Support the team in understanding industry-specific challenges and optimizing decision-making for better software solutions.
• Prioritize development tasks based on business impact, technical feasibility, and customer feedback.

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Establish modern coding standards, API design principles, and security best practices.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure maintainability, scalability, and performance across the codebase.
• Identify and address bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and technical debt, continuously improving the development process.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure consistency, reliability, and adherence to best practices.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Work closely with QA and Support teams to ensure that new features are thoroughly tested and function properly for customers.
• Improve developer onboarding and internal documentation to accelerate new team members' productivity.
• Act as a technical mentor for the development team, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and innovation.
• Ensure that cross-functional teams (Support, QA, Product) have visibility into technical decisions that impact customer experience.

Key Deliverables

• Development team can work independently with minimal clarification.
• Features are implemented without introducing instability, improving overall software reliability.
• Structured development process that reduces friction, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.
• Well-documented and maintainable codebase that allows for scalability and future growth.
• Strong communication between development and other departments, ensuring alignment on technical priorities.

How Success is Measured

• Efficiency: Developers can execute their tasks smoothly, with minimal back-and-forth clarification.
• Stability: New features and updates roll out with fewer bugs and post-release issues.
• Scalability: The software architecture supports company growth without major technical overhauls.
• Developer Productivity: Faster onboarding for new team members and improved overall team efficiency.
• Customer Satisfaction: Improved reliability and performance of LilYPad POS software based on customer feedback.

Why Join LilYPad POS?

At LilYPad POS, we’re passionate about delivering innovative solutions for family entertainment centers. Our development team thrives on solving unique challenges, building high-impact features, and working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. If you’re looking to take a technical leadership role in a growing SaaS company, drive meaningful change, and build world-class software, we’d love to hear from you!

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More About Jonas Software:

Jonas Software is the leading provider of enterprise management software solutions to the Country and Golf Clubs, Foodservice, Construction, Fitness & Sports, Attractions, Salon & Spa, Education, Radiology/Laboratory Information Systems, and Product Licensing industries. Within these vertical markets, Jonas is made up of over 65 distinct brands, which are respected and leaders within their own domain.

Jonas’ vision is to be the branded global leader across the aforementioned vertical markets and to be recognized by customers and respective industry stakeholders as the trusted provider of ‘Software for Life’ and as an ambassador for technology, product innovation, quality, and customer service.

Jonas Software is the valued technology partner of over 60,000 customers worldwide in more than 30 countries. Jonas employs over 2,000 skilled individuals consisting of a cross-section of industry experts and technology professionals.  Jonas is headquartered in Canada and also operates offices throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia New Zealand and Africa.  Jonas is a 100% owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., headquartered in Toronto and traded on the S&P/TSX 60.