Lead Software Developer Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of lead software developer. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for a complete data package to the Project Manager consisting of project requirements, design documentation, and source code.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Highly proficient knowledge of other related engineering and support disciplines
• Detailed and highly proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
• Highly proficient knowledge of software tools supporting IDE, version control, defect reporting and scripting
• Highly who is capable of providing technical leadership to an organization
• Experience as a team lead or Scrum Master
• Strong development experience using C++
• MS Windows Application Development experience
• Profound understanding of Page Description Languages including PostScript, PCL5, PCL6, XPS, and PDF

In response to your job posting for lead software developer, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues; and apply IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices regarding the continuous delivery of services supporting all customer applications.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledge of modern server side programming such as Spring Boot or NodeJS
• Knowledge of .NET client side development an advantage but not essential
• Knowledge of modern source control such as git
• Knowledge of cloud technologies such as AWS, Docker, Kubernetes an advantage
• Knowledge and experience of Devops an advantage
• Knowledge of airline and airport systems an advantage
• Extensive experience on backend side
• Fluency in Java and Python, and familiarity with Javascript, C, C++

In response to your job posting for lead software developer, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for training and mentoring on the following topics: o development environment setup o technical specification templates o source code composition, structure, and format o source code documentation o source code compilation and build practices o source code control setup and procedures o application infrastructure, interface, and framework usage o application security concerns and provisions.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Knowledge of Git, Jenkins, Ant, Maven, or other similar technologies
• Mentoring and leading others
• Very good experience with SQL, Spring Boot, REST, ORM, Template UI/Thymeleaf, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Greylog
• Subject matter expert in the team on all the technical aspects
• Design, architects and develop easy to maintain applications and modules using state of the art principles and practices
• Lead feasibility analysis of a feature toward the timeline and its complexity
• Document system architecture or design using UML, Flow Chart or schema
• Support project managers with task estimation, release planning, and risk management

I am excited to be applying for the position of lead software developer. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidelines to teams on code merge and code management via SVN (Version Management Tool) repository.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in at least one software development environment with a minimum of 1,000 automated unit tests
• Application Mock-ups
• Conversion of legacy applications to .NET/SQL Server and data migration activities
• Managing the development of applications and major enhancements using the agile software methodology
• Developing SSIS packages or T-SQL scripts to retrieve and process data from legacy Oracle, MS Access, flat files or other applications
• Training and demonstration of software to end user and/or customer
• Lead and designate delivery of project documentation and deliverables
• Experience with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) to document epics, user stories, requirements, change requests, bugs and tasks

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the lead software developer position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance and mentoring to other team members in coding techniques, implementation details, and enforcing Republic’s code development standards.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Version control tools experience, in Perforce and/or GIT
• Experience in JavaScript frameworks or other UI-related technologies is preferred
• Knowledge of client side technologies
• Experience working with a decentralized team, shared development with an off-shore team
• Experience with integrating Microsoft with other technologies, J2EE
• Experience with JavaScript using the Document Object Model for dynamic manipulation of client side HTML elements
• Experience in Agile development, experience with Team Foundation Server, including entering User Stories, Bugs, Enhancements, Burndown, and working with offshore resources
• Consuming Web Services (SOAP)