Associate Lead Software Developer

KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, making people’s journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. In a world where cities are constantly evolving and more and more people choose to live in them, we at KONE stand with one clear aim: to shape the future of cities. We make urban life more vibrant and livable. And we do it by enabling safe, sustainable, and effortless people flow for all. We help cities leave a positive mark on the planet - for the next century and beyond. We shape the future of cities.
KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.
KONE R&D brings together top talent from different disciplines into an industry-leading product and technology organization. We thrive in solving complex customer challenges, connecting legacy with the latest technologies across hardware and software engineering. In fact, roughly half of our R&D roles are in software. Agile ways of working mean that we are better able to meet our customers’ rapidly evolving needs for speed and innovation, in a global environment.
R&D unit in KTI is responsible for developing digital services at KONE. It’s the development engine for our Digital Services such as KONE 24/7 Connected Services, Office Flow and Partnership Ecosystem. Our common goal at KONE is to keep the end users safe and people flow uninterrupted. KONE moves 2 billion people every day and that means our services can really make cities better places to live

Role Summary:
The Associate Lead Software Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality full-stack software solutions while providing technical guidance to the development team. The role requires strong expertise in frontend development, particularly React JS, along with good understanding of backend technologies and containerized application environments.

The role contributes to software architecture, complex feature implementation, technical problem-solving, code quality, sprint execution, and mentoring of team members. The Associate Lead Software Developer also works closely with product owners, architects, developers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to ensure successful and timely delivery of software releases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable frontend and full-stack applications.
• Lead implementation of complex UI features and technical solutions.
• Participate in solution design and technical architecture discussions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to software developers.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering best practices.
• Support sprint planning, estimation, task breakdown, and technical prioritization.
• Coordinate with backend, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams for feature integration.
• Troubleshoot complex application, integration, and deployment-related issues.
• Drive application performance, maintainability, usability, and code quality improvements.
• Support defect analysis, root-cause investigation, and resolution.
• Contribute to release readiness, integration testing, and production support activities.
• Identify opportunities for technical improvements and reusable software solutions.
• Support Agile/Scrum activities and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in React JS and modern frontend development.
• Good experience in Node.js and full-stack application development.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, and web application architecture.
• Experience with Docker/containerized applications.
• Knowledge of Git-based development workflows and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and code quality practices.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

Preferred Competencies:

• Technical leadership and mentoring.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical activities.
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong ownership and delivery-oriented mindset.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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