Lead Software Engineer

About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable backend systems. This is a hands‑on leadership role with responsibilities spanning architecture, coding, and mentoring, while partnering closely with Product and cross‑functional teams.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and build reliable, testable, production‑ready backend services.Drive architectural decisions and own features end‑to‑end.Write clean, maintainable code with strong test coverage.Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team.Oversee system monitoring, incident response, and workflow improvements.Collaborate cross‑functionally and contribute to hiring efforts.Qualifications and Experience5+ years backend experience, 4+ years with Node.js & TypeScript.Strong expertise in AWS (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, CloudFormation).Experience with serverless, microservices, event‑driven architectures.Skilled in TDD, CI/CD, REST/GraphQL APIs, secure coding.Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.Startup/fast‑paced environment experience preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr