Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lennar is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates. They are seeking a talented Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and deploy software applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with project stakeholders (product owners, UX researchers, data team, QA team, project managers, cross team leads and designers) to understand functional and non-functional requirements
- Promote a collaborative team environment and work closely with colleagues to achieve business objectives
- Responsible for planning work estimation and forecasting
- Adhere to architecture, design, implementation, security standards and best practices
- Investigate and propose solutions to development and design problems
- Conduct analysis to determine integration needs, and design and plan integrations
- Prepare technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans and test results
- Write high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability
- Implement unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing where appropriate
- Participate in code reviews or use collaborative programming techniques to promote high quality business outcomes
- Develop reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery
- Improve performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues
- Establish development practices and processes
- Manage and mentor software engineers
- Lead full-stack delivery across Python and FastAPI backend services and TypeScript and React frontend applications, including AWS infrastructure deployed via Terraform and GitHub Actions
- Direct AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude, or similar) to accelerate development while owning code quality and review standards
Skills
- Master's degree in computer science and worked at a company for 5+ years with web technology stack and web standards
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- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems or equivalent degree and worked at a company for 7+ years with web technology stack and web standards
- Growth mindset and a willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and frameworks
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Proven track record for managing a team of developers to achieve company goals
- Proven track record for architecting, scaling and implementing complex technical solutions
- Proven track record of leadership in Agile environments, with excellent communication and collaboration skills, and a passion for mentoring and empowering team members
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing
- Strong expertise in JavaScript (7+ years) with deep understanding of advanced principles of client-side and server-side development
- High proficiency in React.js (5+ years), with a solid background in building performant UI components with modern hooks and design patterns
- Strong command of semantic HTML and modern CSS, including CSS-in-JS with a focus on accessibility, SEO, and responsive design principles
- Proficiency in Next.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL, demonstrating the ability to architect and implement robust front-end solutions
- Knowledge in building and tooling processes such as CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and package managers, coupled with extensive experience in debugging and troubleshooting complex issues
- Demonstrated use of AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude, or similar) in daily development with strong judgment on when to trust, verify, or override their output and ownership of code quality
- Track record of setting and enforcing a CI quality gate across multiple repositories (typecheck, lint, format, test, build) and working in issue-driven GitHub workflows
- Headless CMS (Content Management System)
- E-commerce
- A/B testing
- Backend development
- High-traffic websites
- Content Delivery Network
- Cloud platforms
- 3rd-party integrations (frontend)
- Data analytics
Benefits
- Robust health insurance plans, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan, complete with a $1 for $1 Company Match up to 5%
- Paid Parental Leave
- Associate Assistance Plan
- Education Assistance Program
- Up to $30,000 in Adoption Assistance
- Up to three weeks of vacation annually
- Generous Holiday, Sick Leave, and Personal Day policies
- New Hire Referral Bonus Program
- Significant Home Purchase Discounts
- Everyone’s Included Day
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