Lead Software Engineer in United States at Jobgether
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Job Description
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Lead Software Engineer in United States.
This role is ideal for a highly technical engineering leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys building impactful software products at scale. You will lead technical execution across multiple systems and codebases while remaining deeply hands-on in architecture, development, and delivery. The position focuses on driving high-quality engineering practices, improving operational reliability, and ensuring customer-facing solutions deliver measurable value. You will collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to solve meaningful business problems through pragmatic and scalable technical decisions. The role also involves balancing immediate customer needs with long-term architectural sustainability and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to shape product direction, mentor through technical leadership, and contribute to a collaborative, low-ego engineering culture centered on innovation and customer impact.
- Lead technical delivery across multiple products and systems, ensuring scalable, reliable, and high-performing software solutions.
- Guide engineering teams through sprint planning, technical discussions, architectural decisions, and delivery execution.
- Drive engineering best practices including automated testing, observability, code quality, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to prioritize impactful initiatives and deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Triage and resolve customer support issues while identifying and addressing root causes to improve long-term system stability.
- Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, scalability, maintainability, and product impact.
- Communicate technical tradeoffs, timelines, risks, and delivery expectations clearly with stakeholders across the organization.
- Lead architectural discussions and document significant technical changes to support sustainable platform evolution.
- Identify and proactively address technical debt, system risks, and performance bottlenecks.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong expertise in Go or Ruby on Rails.
- Solid experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript in modern application development environments.
- Hands-on experience working with technologies such as PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and distributed web applications.
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives across multiple systems in startup or high-growth environments.
- Strong product mindset with the ability to translate business goals into effective technical solutions.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering production-grade software used by real customers.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, performance optimization, and operational reliability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to make thoughtful tradeoffs between rapid delivery, code quality, and long-term maintainability.
- Fully remote and flexible work environment
- Unlimited paid vacation time
- Generous paid parental leave
- Competitive salary and equity opportunities
- Monthly wellness and home office stipends
- Opportunity to work in a fast-growing PropTech organization
- Inclusive and collaborative company culture
- Career growth and professional development opportunities
- Supportive environment focused on work-life balance and employee well-being