Head of Software Engineering

We are looking for a hands-on engineering leader to own our full-stack application development function. You will serve as both the primary software architect and the engineering manager for a team of 6–8 full-stack developers and QA engineers.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• At least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role (Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent)
• Deep full-stack background: strong Java/Spring Boot on the back end, experience with Angular or equivalent modern front-end frameworks, and solid command of relational databases and API design
• Proven software architect — you have designed production systems, made technology bets that paid off, and course-corrected ones that didn’t
• Experience rationalizing or simplifying over-engineered architectures
• AWS cloud infrastructure ownership: EC2, S3, SQS, CloudWatch, CodeBuild, and related services — configuration, architecture, and operations
• CI/CD pipeline ownership at production scale; strong branching, review, and release practices using GitHub, Bitbucket, or equivalent
• Experience with high-availability, distributed systems in a real-time transaction processing environment
• Engineering budget ownership: capex/opex planning, vendor management, and resource allocation
• Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain engineering talent in a competitive market

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, including PTO, sick time, and 13 company holidays
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Participation in annual discretionary bonus plan
• Regular team and company gatherings