Lead Software Engineer

Position Summary

As Lead Software Engineer, you’ll steer a cross‑functional Agile team to deliver high‑quality, customer‑centric software. You’ll set architectural direction, mentor junior talent, and partner with product & ops to ship reliable solutions at scale.

Essential Job Functions

• Define sprint goals, groom backlogs, and drive feature delivery in an Agile cadence.

• Coach junior engineers via pair programming, code reviews, and career development plans.

• Architect robust REST/GraphQL APIs using  C#/.NET and/or Node.js

• Enforce coding standards and continuously improve architecture for maintainability & scalability.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI

• Champion tooling improvements that enhance developer productivity and reduce time‑to‑deploy.

• Collaborate with product, UX, QA, and operations to resolve impediments and refine development processes.

Position Requirements

Education: BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Experience: 8+ years in full‑stack software engineering; 3+ years leading teams

Technical:

OOP and design patterns

Front‑end: Angular, React, or Vue.js

Back‑end: C#, ASP.NET Core, GraphQL, Entity Framework, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes

Databases: SQL Server/PostgreSQL; stored procedures & query optimization

Testing: Jest, Cypress, Selenium, TDD mindset

Cloud: Azure, AWS

Soft Skills: Strong communicator, stakeholder‑oriented, proactive problem‑solver

The above description covers the most significant duties performed but does not include other related occasional work that may be assigned or completed by the partner.  

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

Plays a critical role in partner development and accountability. Includes hiring, monthly documented coaching/check-ins, annual performance feedback and documentation, along with building and measuring SMART goals with each partner.  The ability to have transparent and crucial conversations along with managing performance improvement plans and termination as applicable. Day-to-day operations management of the department, displaying initiative and creative thinking to attain business objectives while streamlining processes as applicable.  Displays a One Team mindset in everything that they do.  Understands the dynamics of cross functional feedback, approachable and coachable. 

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Physical Demands:  

Minimum physical exertion. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, communicate, reach, and manipulate objects, tools, or controls. The position requires mobility. Duties involve moving materials weighing up to 5 pounds on a regular basis. Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 75% of the work period while operating equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse.  

Work Environment:  

The working conditions will vary between an office environment and a remote home environment. The ideal protected indoor work environment is a clean, non-hazardous work environment. The noise level in the work environment is typical of most office or remote home environments with telephones, personal interruptions, and background noises. 

EEO Statement: 

Truckstop.com provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.