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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Payments Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Ruby on Rails, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Datadog, Circleci, ReactJS, Grafana, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, AngularJS, Sentry, Data Management, Front End Software Development, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://mondo.gosnaphop.com/jobs/l/login/c8336608-98ca-11ec-8029-42010a8a0008/0ca21475-a78a-11f1-8336-024201c20d84/false?applyId=582e7ea6-a6cb-11f1-8336-024201c20d84&apply=true&returnUrl=%2Fjobs%2Fl%2Frecruiting%2Fjobapplication%2F582e7ea6-a6cb-11f1-8336-024201c20d84%2F0ca21475-a78a-11f1-8336-024201c20d84%2Ffalse%3Fstep%3D1

## About the Role

* 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
 * Strong frontend engineering experience with React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
 * Strong backend engineering experience with Node.js, APIs, and microservices
 * Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures/CDC workflows
 * AWS cloud environment experience
 * Experience owning technical delivery from requirements through production
 * Strong enterprise product engineering mindset
 * Proven ability to lead delivery and collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders
 * Experience mentoring engineers and guiding teams through complex technical challenges
 * Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
 * Bachelor's Degree required
 * Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive execution proactively, * Angular experience
 * Ruby on Rails exposure
 * PostgreSQL experience
 * Docker and containerization experience
 * CI/CD pipeline experience (CircleCI preferred)
 * Experience with DataDog, Sentry, or other observability tools
 * Financial services, fintech, or enterprise SaaS experience

## Description

Lead the development and delivery of scalable, customer-facing financial wellness applications while providing hands-on technical leadership across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems initiatives.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

 * Lead development initiatives across customer-facing enterprise applications
 * Build and support scalable applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and AWS
 * Own technical delivery from requirements gathering through deployment and production support
 * Drive architecture and design discussions involving APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven workflows
 * Collaborate with Product, UX, Engineering Managers, and cross-functional engineering teams
 * Break down complex technical challenges into scalable, actionable solutions
 * Mentor engineers and guide technical problem-solving efforts collaboratively
 * Participate in code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and engineering best practices discussions
 * Support production operations, monitoring, observability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives
 * Help improve engineering quality, delivery execution, and overall team effectiveness


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