Software Engineering Lead - Remote

Overview

We are looking for a software engineering lead who is passionate about leading and building products. We have a nimble, fast-moving engineering team and want to add a senior leader to the team who can take it to the next level. We are highly customer-oriented and focused on strong design and engineering on the back end. This position will require you to architect and implement solutions and features to serve our customer base.

In Short

• Design, analyze, test, document, and implement highly complex, technically sound, and well-integrated code.
• Work closely with product management to define the roadmap, set priorities, provide estimates, and improve product specification.
• Facilitating discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Develop individual team members to further their technical, business, and professional skills to advance the technology roadmap.
• Set appropriate team and individual goals and hold all accountable toward progress against those goals.
• Act as change champion and own the adoption of evolving engineering processes and methodologies.
• Implementing effective agile-oriented project management tools.
• Facilitate daily stand ups, weekly planning, and review meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing.
• Lead architecture and code reviews and get hands-on in the code development/deployment when appropriate.
• Provide visibility into platform and product viability through well-chosen metrics and concise status reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Master’s in Computer Science and or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in highly trafficked websites or mobile apps.
• Minimum of 5+ years leading and/or managing interdisciplinary development teams at the Director level.
• Experience developing and maintaining web applications using JavaScript, Node.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge and experience in API development for cloud-native SaaS applications, API design, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or equivalent), with a focus on automation and secure code development.
• Demonstrated understanding of secure Agile SDLC practice.
• Proficiency with AWS services, especially RDS, Lambda, S3, and API Gateway, for managing cloud-native applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing vendor relationships.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, starting at $200K base with a 20% annual bonus based off company and individual performance.
• Monthly wellness and home office stipends.
• Excellent benefits package with fully-paid medical plans.
• 4% employer match on 401(k).