Senior Web Engineer Team Lead Job Jacksonville area,Florida USA,Software Development

Location: Jacksonville, FL |
Work Type: Hybrid |
Department: Development |
Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000

The World We're Building

Imagine the first day of college. The first week of a new job. The moment someone decides to stay or go.

We build the digital experiences that shape those moments. Our platforms power orientation and onboarding for 400+ institutions including Harvard, UCLA, and Florida State University. We welcome over 4.5 million people per year into important life transitions. We are the market leader in interactive, video-driven onboarding. What we build moves people.

Team and Mission

You will lead a skilled development team inside a 50-person company where your impact is immediate and visible. Reporting to the Director of Technology, you will set technical direction, establish standards, mentor engineers, and remain hands‑on with production code.

The platforms you build and lead touch hundreds of thousands of students and employees every year. Strong technical leadership here has a direct, measurable impact on client outcomes and organizational growth.

How We Work

We are a goal‑driven organization. Priorities are clear, commitments are tracked, and accountability is real and mutual.

We hold a high technical bar and invest in the people who meet it. No politics. No unnecessary complexity. Just excellent work, done right.

We have been doing this successfully for over 26 years — not a startup, not a corporate giant. A focused, talented team that takes quality seriously.

The Role

As Senior Web Engineer / Team Lead, you are the senior technical force inside Advantage's development group. You lead by doing. You write and review production code, architect scalable solutions, define development standards, and mentor developers to grow in their craft. You are the bridge between technical execution and product direction — translating complex requirements into well‑engineered, maintainable systems.

What You Will Lead and Own Team Leadership and Development (60%)

Lead, mentor, and coach a small team of Web Developers in C#, .NET Core, and Umbraco

Conduct meaningful code reviews that improve quality and share knowledge

Partner with project managers and producers to plan and balance priorities across multiple client projects

Support team member growth through regular feedback, career development, and technical coaching

Lead team rituals including standups, retrospectives, and knowledge‑sharing sessions

Provide input on technical hiring, onboarding, and team structure

Technical Direction (40%)

Design and evolve CMS‑driven web application architectures using .NET (C#), ASP.NET Core MVC, and MS SQL Server

Stay hands‑on with complex development work: integrations, performance improvements, and challenging features

Integrate REST APIs and authentication systems including OAuth2, SAML, and OpenID Connect; document with OpenAPI (Swagger)

Oversee Azure deployments, CI/CD pipelines, IIS and Windows Server administration, and security and performance monitoring

Define and evolve coding standards, deployment practices, and branching strategies

Participate in client implementation planning calls

Troubleshoot production issues collaboratively across teams

Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to product and architectural direction

Our Tech Stack Core Stack

C# and .NET Core / ASP.NET Core MVC
Umbraco CMS (or similar: Sitecore, Kentico, custom .NET CMS)
MS SQL Server
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Razor, CSHTML
Visual Studio

Tools and Infrastructure

Git‑based source control, Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions for CI/CD
Azure cloud deployment and architecture
REST APIs, AJAX, JSON, OpenAPI (Swagger), Postman
IIS hosting and Windows Server administration
Dev Sec Ops practices
Accessibility standards (WCAG) and web security best practices

Architecture Experience

Web Application Architecture
N‑Tier Application Architecture
Multitenant Application Architecture

Required Skills and Experience Experience

7+ years of professional web development experience
3+ years in a technical lead or engineering management capacity
Proven success leading or mentoring developers, formally or informally
Management or leadership training completed or actively pursued

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