Lead Full-stack Developer
Company Description
| Company Description |
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
LDC is pursuing an exciting digital journey, driving industrialization of IT delivery and innovating with cutting-edge technology (Cloud, AI and Machine Learning, Agile DevOps/ SecOps, data mesh, RPA, research repositories…).
Our IT strategy has already achieved significant value driving innovation, efficiency, agility and speed to market. Our research and BI capabilities have driven superior decision making, but there is much more still to be achieved and we need great people to make this happen.
Within the global IT organization, you will be offered unique projects with opportunities to grow and develop in a collaborative, fast-moving, vibrant and entrepreneurial spirit. Wherever you join us, you will enjoy an exciting, ever-changing environment with endless space to develop and learn.
We are currently looking for a Lead Full-Stack Developer to join the team.
Job Description
| Job Description |
- Participate in the development and delivery of new features across both front-end and back-end, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and efficient.
- Collaborate closely with other developers, product owners, business analysts, architects, and DevOps to clarify requirements and resolve technical challenges.
- Participate actively in Scrum events and propose improvements to the processes.
- Ensure code quality by conducting thorough code reviews, mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
- Proactively identify and resolve system-wide issues, improving the overall health and performance of the application.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending and implementing innovative solutions when appropriate.
Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead and mentor a development team, ensuring that team members are motivated, supported, and focused on delivering high-quality work.
- Promote a healthy, collaborative, and productive team environment, with a focus on team stability and a low attrition rate (aiming for no more than 20% annual turnover).
- Facilitate agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups) and ensure smooth delivery processes. Take on Scrum Master duties.
- Set clear goals and expectations for the team, and maintain a steady, predictable team velocity, ensuring timely and consistent delivery of features.
Technical Leadership:
- Own the technical design of business features, present and validate with LDC Architects to ensure alignment with long-term architectural goals.
- Lead by example in the hands-on development of both back-end and front-end, maintaining high standards of code quality and best practices.
- Proactively recommend architectural improvements, identifying opportunities to enhance performance, scalability, and security.
- Drive Clean Code practices and ensure that code quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, code complexity) are monitored and improved using tools like Sonar Cloud.
Stakeholder engagement:
- Work closely with product owners, architects, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other Team Leads to ensure consistency and alignment across teams.
Experience
| Experience |
- Expert-level proficiency in C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core Web API, with extensive experience designing and implementing scalable solutions.
- Deep knowledge of Entity Framework, including complex database design and performance optimization.
- Experience in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript and the ability to build front-end applications.
- Proven experience writing unit tests for front-end and back-end.
- In-depth experience with relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server or similar), including query optimization and advanced data modeling.
- Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and design patterns such as saga.
- Experience with Docker.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools.
- Experience working with Azure Services or certifications.
- Strong knowledge of UML or similar modeling methodologies for system architecture and design.
- English B2 level or above, capable of technical and business communication.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in leading a development team, including mentoring team members and fostering a collaborative, supportive environment.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, architects, and team members.
Would be a plus:
- Experience in distributed systems, message brokers, and asynchronous communication patterns.
- Experience with commodity trading systems or complex business domains is a plus.
- Familiarity with security best practices.
- Experience combining Team Lead and Scrum Master responsibilities, managing both technical and process aspects of development.
- Experience creating technical design of business features and cooperating with architects.
Additional Information
| Additional Information |
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
Our Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
- Pension contributions
- Access to Training and Development
- Access to Concierge Partnerships
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.
LDC is pursuing an exciting digital journey, driving industrialization of IT delivery and innovating with cutting-edge technology (Cloud, AI and Machine Learning, Agile DevOps/ SecOps, data mesh, RPA, research repositories…).
Our IT strategy has already achieved significant value driving innovation, efficiency, agility and speed to market. Our research and BI capabilities have driven superior decision making, but there is much more still to be achieved and we need great people to make this happen.
Within the global IT organization, you will be offered unique projects with opportunities to grow and develop in a collaborative, fast-moving, vibrant and entrepreneurial spirit. Wherever you join us, you will enjoy an exciting, ever-changing environment with endless space to develop and learn.
We are currently looking for a Lead Full-Stack Developer to join the team.
- Participate in the development and delivery of new features across both front-end and back-end, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and efficient.
- Collaborate closely with other developers, product owners, business analysts, architects, and DevOps to clarify requirements and resolve technical challenges.
- Participate actively in Scrum events and propose improvements to the processes.
- Ensure code quality by conducting thorough code reviews, mentoring junior and mid-level developers.
- Proactively identify and resolve system-wide issues, improving the overall health and performance of the application.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending and implementing innovative solutions when appropriate.
Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead and mentor a development team, ensuring that team members are motivated, supported, and focused on delivering high-quality work.
- Promote a healthy, collaborative, and productive team environment, with a focus on team stability and a low attrition rate (aiming for no more than 20% annual turnover).
- Facilitate agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups) and ensure smooth delivery processes. Take on Scrum Master duties.
- Set clear goals and expectations for the team, and maintain a steady, predictable team velocity, ensuring timely and consistent delivery of features.
Technical Leadership:
- Own the technical design of business features, present and validate with LDC Architects to ensure alignment with long-term architectural goals.
- Lead by example in the hands-on development of both back-end and front-end, maintaining high standards of code quality and best practices.
- Proactively recommend architectural improvements, identifying opportunities to enhance performance, scalability, and security.
- Drive Clean Code practices and ensure that code quality metrics (e.g., test coverage, code complexity) are monitored and improved using tools like Sonar Cloud.
Stakeholder engagement:
- Work closely with product owners, architects, and other stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other Team Leads to ensure consistency and alignment across teams.
- Expert-level proficiency in C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core Web API, with extensive experience designing and implementing scalable solutions.
- Deep knowledge of Entity Framework, including complex database design and performance optimization.
- Experience in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript and the ability to build front-end applications.
- Proven experience writing unit tests for front-end and back-end.
- In-depth experience with relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server or similar), including query optimization and advanced data modeling.
- Extensive knowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and design patterns such as saga.
- Experience with Docker.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools.
- Experience working with Azure Services or certifications.
- Strong knowledge of UML or similar modeling methodologies for system architecture and design.
- English B2 level or above, capable of technical and business communication.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in leading a development team, including mentoring team members and fostering a collaborative, supportive environment.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, architects, and team members.
Would be a plus:
- Experience in distributed systems, message brokers, and asynchronous communication patterns.
- Experience with commodity trading systems or complex business domains is a plus.
- Familiarity with security best practices.
- Experience combining Team Lead and Scrum Master responsibilities, managing both technical and process aspects of development.
- Experience creating technical design of business features and cooperating with architects.
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
Our Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
- Pension contributions
- Access to Training and Development
- Access to Concierge Partnerships
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us