Lead Software Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Lead Software Engineer based in United States.

• Lead hands-on development: work directly in the codebase from day one, learn the existing technology stack, and deliver working software to customers frequently.
• Modernize software delivery: improve the software development lifecycle through continuous integration, automated testing, staging environments, feature flags, reliable deployment processes, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Mentor and develop engineers: coach existing team members, improve code quality, share engineering best practices, and help the team become more effective and independent.
• Shape the product roadmap: partner with the general manager to prioritize initiatives, evaluate trade-offs, and determine which features and improvements deliver the greatest business value.
• Accelerate engineering with AI: introduce and optimize coding-agent workflows that reduce development time, improve productivity, and enable teams to accomplish more with available resources.
• Integrate AI into products: build production-ready AI capabilities involving retrieval, tool use, evaluation frameworks, and appropriate guardrails.
• Improve legacy systems: identify technical bottlenecks, strengthen existing architectures, and modernize codebases without relying on unnecessary full rewrites.
• Operate with autonomy: make sound technical decisions, take ownership of outcomes, and collaborate directly with business operators and customers.

• At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including experience as a technical lead, founding engineer, CTO of a small company, or the primary engineer responsible for maintaining and developing a product.
• Proven ability to work across multiple technology stacks, with production experience in at least three different stacks and the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly.
• Strong hands-on development skills and a track record of delivering production software in established codebases.
• Experience taking over complex or poorly maintained codebases and helping teams regain momentum and improve engineering practices.
• Daily use of AI coding agents, with the ability to explain and demonstrate your development workflows and setup.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, improve code quality, and establish effective software development processes.
• Strong independent judgment, ownership, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively without close day-to-day supervision.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work directly with general managers, business stakeholders, and customers.

• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to lead engineering at an established software business with a product and customer base already in place.
• Significant technical ownership and autonomy over engineering practices, architecture, and product delivery.
• Hands-on exposure to AI-assisted software development, coding agents, and production AI applications.
• Opportunity to work with varied technology stacks, including .NET, Ruby on Rails, Python, TypeScript, Oracle, PHP, and other technologies.
• Ability to influence product strategy and collaborate directly with business leadership.
• Opportunity to mentor engineers, strengthen existing teams, and create measurable improvements in software delivery.
• Long-term professional growth through technical leadership, product ownership, and exposure to diverse software businesses.