Lead Software Engineer

A Lead Software Engineer is an experienced software engineer who is a team lead.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) follow Software Engineering Best-Practices.
  • They can (often) be an Expert Software Engineer.
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• Example(s):
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Entry-Level Software Engineer.
• See: Software Development Team.

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References

2020

• "Lead Software Engineer." In: Glassdoor
  • QUOTE: What you'll do:
    • Work with designers and product managers to deliver new features in our native macOS apps and Sketch plugins
    • Refactor code on an ongoing basis to improve developer efficiency, architecture, and quality
    • Research and help to define technical standards for the company
    • Lead code reviews and guide software architecture decisions for your team

2014

• (Foster, 2014) ⇒ Elvis C. Foster. (2014). “Human Resource Management.” In: Software Engineering, pp. 253-269 . Apress, Berkeley, CA,
  • QUOTE: … These people will need direction, and in many cases this direction will come from the lead software engineer. HRM cannot be fully discussed in one chapter (in fact it is treated as a course in many undergraduate and graduate programs) …

2001

• (Councill & Heineman, 2001) ⇒ Bill Councill, and George T. Heineman. (2001). “Definition of a Software Component and Its Elements.” Component-based software engineering: putting the pieces together
  • QUOTE: … success of the project and its subprojects. A master software development plan describes the methods adopted by the lead software engineer or manager for a system's composition and interaction. It is a conceptual plan that …

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