Client Roles
ABOUT THE ROLE
Lead a core product engineering team at a SaaS company building software for local governments. This hands-on role combines people leadership and technical direction to help modernize essential public-sector services.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead and mentor a team of 3 to 7 software engineers, supporting their career growth and development.
- Partner with product and cross-functional teams to define and deliver the technical roadmap for core products.
- Spend approximately 20% to 30% of your time coding, reviewing code, and contributing to architectural design.
- Guide architectural decisions to keep systems scalable, performant, and maintainable.
- Promote high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering practices.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 7 to 15 years of full-stack software engineering experience, including at least 1 year leading or managing engineers with direct reports.
- Recent hands-on experience building web products and the ability to contribute to technical discussions and implementation.
- Proficiency with React, TypeScript, Python, and Kotlin or Go; familiarity with Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD.
- Experience working with product teams in a startup environment and delivering customer-facing software.
- Strong communication, mentoring, and collaboration skills, including experience working effectively on remote teams.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Cursor.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary range: $165,000 to $205,000 USD annually. Visa sponso