Lead Software Engineer

Overview

Lead Software Engineer responsible for technical direction and hands-on execution for major products and systems.

What you'll do

• Own technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives.
• Design scalable, reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
• Code, prototype, run code reviews, and solve production problems with the team.
• Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs across speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
• Convert ambiguous product problems into technical solutions and execution plans.
• Improve engineering quality via system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices.
• Technically lead critical initiatives and mentor engineers across teams.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of software engineering experience shipping production systems.
• Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong system design and architecture skills for complex/high-scale systems.
• Strong coding ability and willingness to stay hands-on.
• Track record of technically leading major projects from design through production.
• Ability to make sound technical trade-offs and solve complex production problems.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth.
• Experience operating across multiple products, markets, or countries.

Details

• Remote role; hires globally across multiple countries and time zones.
• Strong English communication required.