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Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Location-Type: Hybrid 3 days onsite Start Date Is: June 22 Duration: 6 month contract to hire Compensation Range: $65-73/HR W2 Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship .
Job Description: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive development initiatives across a customer-facing financial wellness platform while serving as a hands-on technical leader across enterprise engineering initiatives.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
  • Lead development initiatives across a customer-facing platform
  • Build and support scalable applications using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and AWSOwn technical delivery from requirements gathering through deployment and production support
  • Serve as the technical lead across multiple engineering initiatives and stakeholders
  • Collaborate closely with Product, UX, Engineering Managers, and cross-functional teams
  • Drive architecture and design discussions involving APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven workflows
  • Break down complex technical and delivery challenges into actionable solutions
  • Mentor engineers and guide collaborative technical problem-solving efforts
  • Participate in code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and engineering best practices discussions
  • Support production operations, observability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts
  • Improve engineering quality, delivery execution, and overall team effectiveness
  • Balance approximately 80% hands-on engineering work with 20% leadership responsibilities Minimum Requirements:10 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on frontend engineering experience with React, TypeScript, and JavaScriptStrong backend engineering experience with Node.jsExperience building APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures/CDC workflows
  • Experience working within AWS cloud environments
  • Experience owning technical delivery from requirements through production support
  • Strong enterprise product engineering mindset
  • Experience collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders in enterprise environments
  • Proven technical leadership and problem-solving capabilities
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving scalable technical solutions
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience supporting production systems and operational best practices
  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead delivery across cross-functional teamsUSC or Green Card work authorization required Preferred Qualifications: Angular experience
  • Ruby on Rails exposure
  • PostgreSQL experience
  • Docker experienceCI/CD pipeline experience, preferably with CircleCIExperience with observability and monitoring tools such as DataDog and Sentry
  • Financial services or fintech industry experience
  • Experience within enterprise SaaS or customer-facing product organizations

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