Lead, Software Application

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the team across application and backend development — hiring, mentorship, and performance management
• Own application development end to end using modern cross-platform stacks spanning Windows, Linux, macOS, and web
• Own the backend behind them — services and APIs, data pipelines into our analytics datalake, identity and tenancy, and software update
• Build for offline: our tools run with or without a connection to the backend, and offline is a normal operating state rather than a failure to handle
• Make the hard architecture calls — front-end architecture, build vs. adopt, data model, tenancy and security, local vs. backend state
• Set and uphold engineering and operational quality — code review, testing, CI/CD, observability, on-call
• Stay hands-on: review code and own architecture, not just process
• You should have the following
• Has led a software team as a hands-on manager — owning both people management and technical direction
• Strong background in application development (modern web and cross-platform desktop) and the backend behind it (services, APIs, data, identity, CI/CD, observability) — you can lead and review across both
• Experience building applications that work offline — local-first state, syncing when a connection returns, and staying fully usable while disconnected
• Strong judgment on application architecture, build vs. adopt, data modeling, and security trade-offs
• Able to operate as the interface between the team and leadership — managing expectations upward and clearing blockers
• Player-coach: still writes code and reviews PRs, and is technically credible enough to own architecture across front-end, service, and data
• Nice to Have
• Cross-platform desktop delivery (Electron or similar) shipped to real users
• Android development, particularly device-facing or field-tool applications
• Defense, industrial, robotics, or field-deployed apps and backends
• Data-pipeline and analytics depth — streaming, time-series, telemetry at scale
• Identity/access/tenancy for multi-customer or multi-tenant systems
• Experience building a team spanning app and backend development from a small nucleus
• US Salary Range
• $198,000 - $277,000 USD
• The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.
• We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.