Lead Software Engineer

1 Month ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will lead a team focused on salary survey applications, a crucial part of a business generating over $200 million annually. You will guide a team of engineers, developing and enhancing software solutions to aid clients in making compensation decisions. Your expertise will ensure the applications' reliability, scalability, and performance. Responsibilities include managing an engineering organization, building and mentoring teams, hands-on coding, and contributing to the MMC Technology community. You will also advocate best practices, work with Lead Test Engineers, champion agile practices, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.
Must have:
  • Manage and mentor effective engineering teams.
  • Write code, peer review, and test alongside teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
  • Experience with Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery approaches.
Good to have:
  • Experience with cloud native software architectures.
  • Experience in Security driven design practices.
  • Experience in CI/CD and Devops practices.
  • Experience with the MEAN or MERN stack.
Perks:
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Interesting work and supportive leaders.
  • Vibrant and inclusive culture.
  • A range of career opportunities.

Job Details

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a dynamic Lead Software Engineer to spearhead our engineering team dedicated to the salary survey line of applications, which plays a crucial role in supporting our global external client business generating over $200 million in annual revenue. In this pivotal position, you will not only lead a talented group of engineers but also drive the development and enhancement of innovative software solutions that empower our clients to make informed compensation decisions. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our applications, directly impacting client satisfaction and business growth. Join us in shaping the future of our technology offerings and making a significant contribution to our organization’s success in the competitive landscape of compensation analytics.

What can you expect:

The Lead Software Engineer is part of the strategic group of engineers within the organisation that helps to embody best practice, quality and the engineering strategic vision.  They are leaders of an engineering organisation and are seen as well-respected members of the engineering community and make natural role models for other engineers to look up to. You will be a hands-on product builder who leads by example and embodies the principles of the organisation and helps ensure the delivery of its goals.  You will enable the delivery of Solutions that incorporate practices founded in Qualitative Engineering, which include the following high-level pillars:

  • Security
  • Scalability
  • Reliability
  • Maintainability
  • Testability

We will rely on you to:

  • Manage an engineering organisation which will include multiple development managers and their direct reports.
  • Build, support and mentor effective teams.
  • Hands-on abilities; write code, peer review and test alongside your teams.
  • Be an active member of the MMC Technology community – contribute, collaborate, and learn.
  • To have strong problem-solving skills and embody the principles of reuse both across your teams and the organisation.
  • Advocate best practices and principles within your organisation.
  • Work closely with a Lead Test Engineer on Test Engineering Strategy.
  • Champion good agile practices that are foundational to product delivery.
  • Facilitate a diverse, inclusive and collaborative working environment where everyone’s ideas and opinions and equally valued.
  • Build strong relationships with product owners, solutions architects, analysts and pod leadership.
  • Work with state-of-the-art technologies to solve genuine, real-world problems.
  • Contribute to thought leadership and strategy for the Software Engineering organisation.

What you need to have:

  • For the Lead Engineer role, we are looking for a Senior Engineer with proven experience of working on multiple products.
  • The ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues in a cross-functional environment.
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering software with a broad mix of languages, technologies and platforms.
  • Strong people management skills with ability to build collaborative and innovative teams.
  • Provide opportunities, training and mentorship to software engineers to help create and traverse career pathways.

What makes you stand out:

  • Experience working with Agile at Scale, Lean and Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience with cloud native software architectures.
  • Proven experience in Security driven design practices and the remediation of SAST/DAST findings.
  • Experience in CI/CD and Devops practices including the use of Quality Gates to maintain high levels of code.

Desired Technical Skills/Experience:

  • Broad experience across multiple programming languages and frameworks with in-depth skills in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Typescript, C#.
  • Strong experience in one or more of the following frameworks Angular, NodeJS, Express.JS, .NET, Less(Sass).
  • Experience with Unit Testing and Integration Testing is also essential.
  • Experience of the following middleware is desirable Kafka, NServiceBus, Camunda, Dremio, RabbitMQ.
  • Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Practiced experience refactoring, implementing design patterns, design driven development, continuous integration, system and application design, application security.
  • Strong experience working with an ORM Framework including the use of TSQL and NOSQL databases such as MSSQL and MongoDB.
  • Strong Knowledge of SDLC processes and practices and experience with some or all of Confluence, JIRA, ADO, Github etc.
  • Experience designing and deploying applications on cloud infrastructure with providers such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.
  • Experience working with the MEAN or MERN stack would align well.

Why join our team:

  • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
  • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
  • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities. 

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Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com to discuss any specific needs.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's 76,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions. Guy Carpenter develops advancedrisk,reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients.

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