Software Engineering Team Lead
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.
- Manage software development projects, team to create new products, and maintain existing applications
- Manage and lead team in designing, developing, testing and deploying range of products on various mobile or web-based platforms
- Develop customer-facing experiences by effectively leading a team to design, develop, test and deploy range of products on multiple platforms based on corporate strategic goals
- Ensure that comprehensive and understandable specifications from basic requirements and use cases are in place by working closely with management and staff
- Act as Project Manager for corporate initiatives related to software development
- Manage software development projects and staff to create new products and maintain existing applications
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 3 or more years of experience leading software development teams in an Agile environment
- Experience managing distributed or hybrid software engineering teams
- Demonstrated success delivering enterprise-scale web, mobile, or cloud-based applications
- Experience with Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Jira
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture, including cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven solutions
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software quality management
- Experience managing product roadmaps, budgets, resource planning, and software portfolios
- Experience partnering with business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into technical solutions
- Experience mentoring software engineers and developing technical leadership within teams
- Familiarity with AI-enabled development tools, automation platforms, and emerging software technologies
- Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives within engineering, architecture, construction, or other professional services organizations
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or similar project/program management certification
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- Bachelor's degree in Business, Software Engineering or Computer Science
- A minimum of 7 years of technical experience in software development, including a minimum of 1 year of project leadership experience
- Proven experience in leading software product development projects
- Excellent knowledge of software development design procedures
- Excellent organizational, leadership, decision making, and communication skills
- Familiar with standard software development tools, including incident tracking, documentation, and testing systems
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
