Lead Software Engineer

Role overview Lead the technical modernization of a digital assessment platform serving both business and consumer users. You’ll shape its architecture and technology choices, contribute hands-on across web and mobile development, and guide engineers toward secure, reliable systems that can support future growth.

Responsibilities - Design and build platform capabilities using suitable modern web, mobile, and API technologies. - Set architectural patterns, coding standards, and quality measures for modular, maintainable software. - Lead technical design reviews, assess trade-offs, review code, and mentor engineers. - Build consistent delivery pipelines and contribute to secure development and operations practices. - Guide hosting, deployment, and runtime approaches to improve performance, reliability, and scalability. - Coordinate with product, design, and business partners to deliver platform capabilities and integrations.

Requirements - At least 10 years of professional software development experience, including substantial senior, staff, or principal-level work. - Track record delivering and operating large-scale production platforms, including APIs, portals, or assessment and transaction systems. - Strong architecture and technical decision-making skills, with attention to security, testing, performance, and maintainability. - Experience building and operating mobile applications, including release processes for iOS and Android. - Experience with real-time or near-real-time systems and collaboration across product, design, and business teams. - Ability to provide technical leadership and align teams around sound implementation choices.

Nice to have - Experience with event-driven systems, messaging, and queues; integrations such as identity, payments, or e-commerce; and web or mobile frameworks and API technologies.

Benefits and work setup - Remote within specified Eastern or Central U.S. time-zone locations, with an in-office option in Richmond, Virginia. - Base salary range is listed as $120,900–$187,000 nationally and $151,100–$234,000 for New York City; eligible for a performance-based bonus. - Benefits include health coverage, retirement plans, paid leave, family and caregiver support, tuition and training assistance, and wellness resources. - Employment visa sponsorship is not available.