Lead Software Engineer

Lead the technical direction of customer-facing web applications by driving architecture, modernizing cloud-based platforms, mentoring engineering teams, and delivering scalable full-stack solutions within AWS environments.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture and technical direction for enterprise web applications
• Design and modernize distributed systems and microservices
• Develop and maintain customer-facing applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Partner with product, architecture, DevOps, and engineering teams to define technical requirements
• Create and maintain system architecture documentation and technical roadmaps
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices
• Drive cloud-native development and operational excellence within AWS
• Support CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and production operations
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate
• Balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities

• 7-10 years of software engineering experience
• Recent experience as a Staff Engineer, Technical Lead, or Lead Engineer
• Strong expertise with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Deep AWS experience building and supporting cloud-native applications
• Experience designing APIs and microservices architectures
• Experience modernizing legacy applications
• Strong architectural design and technical documentation skills
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives without direct authority
• DevOps experience including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containerization, monitoring, and production support
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business goals into technical solutions

Preferred Qualifications :

• Ruby on Rails experience
• Python experience
• GraphQL experience
• AWS Certification
• Design systems experience
• Financial services industry experience
• Experience with SEO-focused customer-facing websites