Lead Software Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with product, UX, data, QA, project management, engineering, and design stakeholders; plan estimates and forecasts.
• Apply architecture, design, implementation, and security standards; investigate problems and plan integrations.
• Document designs and test results; write high-quality code and implement unit and integration tests.
• Conduct functional and performance testing, participate in reviews, and develop reusable software components.
• Diagnose performance issues, establish engineering practices, and manage and mentor software engineers.
• Lead full-stack delivery across Python/FastAPI, TypeScript/React, AWS infrastructure, Terraform, and GitHub Actions.
• Use AI coding agents such as Cursor or Claude to accelerate delivery while owning code quality and review standards.

Education and experience

• Either a master's degree in computer science and 5+ years of web technology stack and web standards experience, or a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, or equivalent and 7+ years of such experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing developer teams, architecting and scaling complex solutions, and leading in Agile environments.
• Strong JavaScript expertise with 7+ years and React.js proficiency with 5+ years.

Technical qualifications

• Proficiency in Next.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL; semantic HTML, modern CSS, and CSS-in-JS.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git, package managers, debugging, and troubleshooting complex issues.
• Daily use of AI coding agents with sound judgment about verifying output and maintaining code quality.
• Experience setting CI quality gates across repositories and working in issue-driven GitHub workflows.

Preferred qualifications

• Preferred experience includes headless CMS, e-commerce, A/B testing, backend development, high-traffic websites, CDNs, cloud platforms, third-party frontend integrations, and data analytics.

Physical and office presence

• The position is described as primarily sedentary office work involving computer use and the ability to move or carry up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, a 401(k) match, paid parental leave, assistance programs, education and adoption assistance, vacation and other paid leave, referral bonuses, and home-purchase discounts.