We're looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to drive development of OpenBlue, Johnson Controls' smart-building platform. This is a lead role with strong individual contribution. You'll own technical decisions, architecture and detailed design, and write production code alongside the team
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end development of features, from design through to production.
- Own technical decisions, architecture and detailed design for microservices, APIs and web applications.
- Run proofs of concept (PoCs) to evaluate new technologies, approaches and solutions.
- Contribute hands-on as an individual contributor, writing high-quality, well-tested code.
- Set and uphold engineering standards through code reviews and best practices.
- Make sure solutions are secure, scalable and performant.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to speed up delivery.
- Work with product, UX, QA and DevOps teams across locations to plan and deliver work.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software development experience, including significant hands-on full stack work.
- Proven experience making architecture and design decisions and leading technical delivery.
- Strong in TypeScript, React and Node.js (NestJS).
- Solid experience designing microservices, REST/gRPC APIs and PostgreSQL data models.
- Good understanding of web security, automated testing and CI/CD.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, preferably on Azure.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Nice to Have
- Kafka, Redis or real-time data streaming.
- Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
- Experience in IoT or building systems
