Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
Salary: $140,000 - $160,000
Schedule: Monday-Friday, Standard Business Hours during MST/PST time zones

No C2C.

About the Opportunity

SNI Technology is partnering with an innovative and rapidly growing organization to hire a Lead Software Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced hands-on engineering leader who enjoys writing production code while guiding technical direction, mentoring developers, and improving engineering processes.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced product environments, enjoys taking ownership of existing applications, and has a passion for building scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions. This position is ideal for someone who wants to make a significant impact on both the technology and the engineering culture of a growing organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead engineering efforts for a mission-critical SaaS application and related software platforms.
• Take ownership of an existing codebase by evaluating its current state, identifying improvement opportunities, and driving enhancements.
• Build, review, and deploy production-quality code on a daily basis.
• Stabilize existing features while reducing technical debt and improving application performance.
• Partner closely with Product Management to prioritize roadmap initiatives and deliver new functionality.
• Establish predictable release cycles and improve software delivery processes.
• Provide technical leadership on architecture, design decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and lead a team of developers, including distributed and offshore resources.
• Drive improvements in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, documentation, and change management.
• Champion code quality, security, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Communicate technical concepts, risks, and trade-offs effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years serving in a Lead or Senior Engineering capacity.
• Strong hands-on development experience with:
  • React
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
• Proven experience taking ownership of existing applications and improving legacy or in-progress codebases.
• Experience establishing or improving SDLC processes within a growing engineering organization.
• Strong understanding of version control, CI/CD, code reviews, testing practices, and deployment workflows.
• Experience leading or mentoring software development teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality software in fast-paced product environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting software development within SOC 2 or other security/compliance-focused environments.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices, access controls, audit logging, and change management.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and building scalable distributed systems.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, or similar.
• Experience within PropTech, SaaS, or other product-driven organizations is a plus.

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