Lead Software Engineer

About the Company

Netspend Corporation is a global, vertically‑integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to delivering innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Netspend’s products span prepaid and debit accounts, cross‑border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners. The company provides secure, convenient access to global payment networks and serves millions of customers worldwide from its headquarters in Austin, Texas.

• Position with:
  Ouro Global, Inc.
• Title:
  
  Lead Software Engineer
• Location:
  
  Austin, TX

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive, high‑performance web applications using React.js, Next.js, and modern JavaScript/Type Script standards.
• Define technical direction and architectural decisions to ensure scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams—UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product managers—to deliver and enhance robust web features.
• Mentor and guide developers on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards to promote team growth and code consistency.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and uphold quality standards across the codebase.
• Debug complex technical issues and lead the team in identifying and implementing effective solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, well‑documented code and comprehensive unit/integration tests using tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.
• Work with RESTful APIs to retrieve and manipulate backend data, ensuring seamless front‑end integration.
• Monitor and optimize application performance, scalability, and responsiveness across devices and browsers.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices, actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to web security best practices to protect against common vulnerabilities.
• Assist in documenting technical specifications, architecture decisions, and front‑end components.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field plus eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in front‑end technologies, particularly React.js, with working knowledge of Next.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS
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• Familiarity with component libraries such as Material UI and Tailwind CSS, and principles of responsive/adaptive design.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Proficiency with version control systems such as Git (Git Hub, Git Lab, or Bitbucket).
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.
• Experience with relational and non‑relational databases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices, including infrastructure‑as‑code tools.