Lead Software Engineer

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role

As a Lead Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software applications using React and TypeScript. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features while ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications. This position requires a deep understanding of software engineering principles and a passion for developing scalable and efficient software solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Design and optimize Single Page Applications (SPAs) using Micro-frontend architecture.
• Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces with React.js, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Write robust unit tests using testing frameworks like Jest or React Testing Library.
• Work with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools such as Jenkins.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other stakeholders.
• Implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation processes.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and front-end development best practices.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Proven experience working in product-based companies, contributing to product development, enhancement, and scaling (end-to-end product lifecycle management).
• Strong proficiency in React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Redux, REST API integration, and Next.js (a plus).
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API development and integration.
• Experience with search and analytics engines like Elasticsearch.
• Hands-on experience with unit and integration testing.
• Familiarity with DevOps & CI/CD tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps.
• Ensure high performance, scalability, and security of applications.
• Proficiency with version control systems such as Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket).
• Experience with Agile methodologies, TDD, and peer code reviews.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and collaborate with UX/UI designers and product teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of assigned projects.

Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus:

• Experience with GraphQL, WebSocket, or SignalR.
• Knowledge or hands-on experience with back-end technologies such as Node.js, Express.js, Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask), Java (Spring Boot/Jersey), or .NET (C#, ASP.NET, WebAPI, .NET Core).
• Understanding of Microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with Angular.
• Experience in designing complex application and system architectures.
• Working knowledge of message queues like RabbitMQ or Amazon SQS.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) or On-Premise Data Centers.