Optomi, in partnership with an innovative and fast-growing software company within the entertainment industry, is seeking an experienced Senior/Lead Software Engineer for their Santa Monica, CA location (Remote MOSTLY - need to be able to come in as needed)! As the Senior/Lead Software Engineer, you will lead projects where you'll work closely with engineering and product teams to scope and distill product requirements into design and technical specifications.
What the right Candidate will enjoy: Competitive compensation - W2 opportunity!Large clientele with large budget projects!Opportunity for growth within a fast-growing company!Provide excellent leadership!Working at a innovate company! Experience of the right candidate: 7+ years experience building highly scalable and performant web applications serving millions of users and requests.BS degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.Experience architecting sophisticated technical changes, to knowledge-share, and get consensus for their solutions.Expert knowledge in Javascript, Typescript, and React.Shipped production level React/Node.js application with high availability and throughput deployed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS).Expert understanding of web accessibility fundamentals.Expansive industry knowledge with regard to web standards and new.Proven track record to define and implement API specifications while collaborating with service teams.Highly diligent. with the ability to see projects from beginning to end.Quickly learn, understand, and adapt to new technologies; identifying root causes and driving solutions to complex problems.Ability to support and mentor senior developers by building trust, identifying goals, encouraging, instructing, and providing constructive feedback. Responsibilities of the right candidate: Lead projects where you'll work closely with engineering and product teams to scope and distill product requirements into design and technical specifications.Write, maintain, standardize and enforce code quality through test driven development.Architect and Design implementations while providing documentation and guidance to other engineers.Key contributor to project needs and the evolution of the team's practices; recommending changes in development, coding, maintenance and system standards.Applies experiences and exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques to identify, resolve, and develop solutions to a variety of sophisticated tasks involving architectural application changes.Supports and mentors senior developers through code reviews, knowledge-sharing, and technical leadership.