Lead Software Engineer

About this role

This is a direct hire with one of our clients. This role is fully remote. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Our client is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to take ownership of a rapidly growing SaaS platform that is scaling by hundreds of customers per month. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role responsible for the architecture, development, infrastructure, reliability, and long-term growth of the Testimonials platform.

The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineering leader who enjoys owning a product end to end, leading technical decision-making, partnering directly with Product, and remaining actively involved in development and operations. This individual will play a key role in driving platform scalability, enterprise feature development, security initiatives, and SOC 2 readiness while helping modernize engineering practices through AI-enabled development tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership
• Own the Testimonials platform, including architecture, code quality, infrastructure, and production reliability.
• Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based deployments, observability, scalability, and release processes.
• Make and document key architectural decisions.
• Maintain operational and technical documentation.
• Support platform growth and increasing customer demand.
• Engineering Leadership
• Lead day-to-day delivery of the product roadmap.
• Partner with Product on roadmap planning and technical tradeoffs.
• Establish engineering standards through code and design reviews.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate contractor resources as needed.
• Security & Compliance
• Lead engineering efforts supporting SOC 2 readiness.
• Implement secure development, change control, and access management practices.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to strengthen platform controls.
• Platform Growth
• Deliver enterprise features, dashboards, and customer-requested enhancements.
• Support platform integrations and modernization initiatives.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and automated engineering workflows.

Qualifications

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• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience owning a production SaaS platform.
• Strong hands-on experience with Go (preferred), C#, or Java; React, Kubernetes, REST APIs and AWS architecture.
• REST API integration experience.
• Proven ability to support, troubleshoot, and scale production systems.
• Experience leading a small engineering team or technical workstream.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development practices.

Nice to Have

Skills

• MySQL experience.
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, OAuth, or similar security, compliance, and authentication standards.
• Experience building software for regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare.
• CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers and delivering custom solutions.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled SDLC improvements.
• Our Vetting Process
• At Emergent Staffing, we work hard to find the who are the right fit for our clients. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:
• Application (5 minutes)
• Online Assessment (40-60 minutes)
• Initial Video Interview (30-45 minutes)
• Client Final Interview (60 minutes)
• Job Offer!
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