Lead Software Developer
Company: The Timberline Group
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
The Lead IT Software Developer is a well-rounded expert on the
team in Front-End frameworks (Aurelia, Angular and such) and
Back-End (Microsoft SQL and C#/.NET). He / She is the go-to person
for any questions or direction relating to technologies for his/her
assigned team and may be a resource for other experts around the
organization. The lead developer works closely with/or is the
architect to ensure that the technology fits within the overall
architecture and create guidelines and standards in the use of
technology. While the architect on the team has overall
responsibility for the big picture view of the architecture for the
system and the overall working of the system, the lead developers
is responsible for making sure that specific technology (or
technologies) where he/she is the expert is applied appropriately
within the team. Job Responsibilities: The individual in this role
is a senior member of the IT team who is able to understand the use
of the technology, the best practices surrounding its use and how
to apply it within the particular project or team. The person is
part of prototyping or may even lead some of the prototyping /
proof-of-concept activities. The individual guides and mentors
other members of the team in their adoption of the particular
technology. All this happens within the framework and process
created by the architecture team, and the architecture team has the
ultimate approval authority on the adoption of a particular
technology. The individual will have the responsibility for the
low-level design based on the high-level framework provided by the
team’s architect. The lead developers also participates in the
design and development activities. Because of the leadership roles,
the lead developer is expected to take on complex design,
development and troubleshooting tasks. The individuals leads by
example by producing high quality implementation that sets the
standards for how the technology is used within the team. The lead
developer also collaborates with other leaders within the
organization and End-Clients to establish cross-team standards,
liaising with the architect and other senior members of other
application development teams. The individual also participates in
researching new technologies within the organization. Assist with
other project or departmental activities as needed. Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or
scientific discipline. 10 years IT experience, with at least 8
years of software development experience, and with 2 years in a Sr.
Software Engineering role. 6 years of programming experience in C#
.NET. Past experience developing software as part of a team in a
complex n-tier application environment comprising websites, web
services, databases, SOA etc. Experience with Microservices
architecture. Experience writing SQL queries, stored procedures,
and working with SQL Server. Experience with Entity Framework, Web
API and RESTful services. Experience working with SPA applications.
Experience developing high quality software while adhering to unit
and integration testing guidelines in an agile environment and
CI/CD practices. Strong programming experience with Object-Oriented
Design principles and design patterns. Demonstrated ability to
guide and mentor other technical staff. Excellent communication
skills. The Timberline Group Phone: 636-209-5537 PO Box 385,
Lebanon, MO 65536 www.timberlinegrp.com resumes@timberlinegrp.com
"Delivering quality solutions through quality people"
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