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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** LogRocket, Inc
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $225,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, ReactJS, Backend, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/86bdf67e-a815-406d-8436-12b26b9e18fe

## About the Role

* 8+ years as a full-stack engineer, with a track record of owning both production frontend (React or similar) and backend systems. You're as fluent in the UI layer as in APIs and data.
 * Experience leading technical direction for a team or product area, not just executing tickets
 * Fluency with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) and excited about building AI-powered capabilities into the product
 * A strong hands-on collaborator with a bias to action. You lead from the front and help the team deliver on their estimates
 * Deep experience with distributed systems and modern cloud architecture, and the judgment to choose the right tool for the job across the stack
 * A track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team-wide technical practices

## Description

* Own the architecture and roadmap for a core product area end-to-end - from data model to UI - partnering with design and product to ship experiences customers love
 * Lead the design of systems that surface insight from data at massive scale. Think real-time search across billions of log entries or automatic detection of common user paths across millions of events
 * Drive adoption of AI/ML in the product, from bug-detection pipelines to full-stack AI-powered recommendations
 * Set technical direction for scaling our infrastructure cost-effectively while maintaining reliability under heavy load
 * Raise the bar for the team: mentor engineers, review architecture decisions, and model strong full-stack craftsmanship


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