Lead Software Development Engineer

About the role

In this role as a Lead Software Development Engineer you will:

• Develop software applications using best practices in coordination with a distributed team.
• Apply mastery-level understanding of software development methodologies to design and build complex SaaS systems.
• Drive design decisions including platform selection, coding standards, and technical implementation.
• Contribute across all aspects of an Agile development process, design, programming, testing, documentation, QA, and implementation.
• Lead code reviews to enforce standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Mentor junior team members to reinforce best practices and support their growth.
• Ensure development efforts are properly estimated and delivered on time and to quality standards.
• Collaborate with internal and external end users on requirements gathering and application design.
• Provide technical guidance to management and help shape the technical direction for new product development.
• Leverage innovation time to explore pet projects and areas of special interest.

Responsibilities

In this role as a Lead Software Development Engineer you will:

• Develop software applications using best practices in coordination with a distributed team.
• Apply mastery-level understanding of software development methodologies to design and build complex SaaS systems.
• Drive design decisions including platform selection, coding standards, and technical implementation.
• Contribute across all aspects of an Agile development process, design, programming, testing, documentation, QA, and implementation.
• Lead code reviews to enforce standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Mentor junior team members to reinforce best practices and support their growth.
• Ensure development efforts are properly estimated and delivered on time and to quality standards.
• Collaborate with internal and external end users on requirements gathering and application design.
• Provide technical guidance to management and help shape the technical direction for new product development.
• Leverage innovation time to explore pet projects and areas of special interest.

Requirements

You’re fit for the role of Lead Software Development Engineer if your background includes:

• 5+ years of experience developing software for the Global Trade industry, specifically in logistics, customs, or supply chain management.
• 10+ years of software development experience across multiple programming languages, with a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new ones.
• Proficiency in .NET development (C#, VB.NET).
• Proficiency in responsive front-end / single page application development using Angular.
• Proficiency developing and consuming REST APIs, including documentation tooling (Swagger, Postman).
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL data persistence systems (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Working knowledge of DataDog for observability, APM, and RUM.
• AWS and/or GCP cloud-native development experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with agentic AI-First development tools and processes.
• Comfort with iterative, spec-light design.

Qualifications

You’ll need to:

• Have a solid understanding of application security from both the web service and web application perspective.
• Have a lead-level understanding of design patterns and N-Tier architecture.
• Have strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Have SaaS development experience on large to enterprise-class applications.

Skills

You'll need to:

• Have a strong grasp of object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and CS fundamentals.
• Be able to produce clean, efficient, and concise code.
• Be able to translate business requirements into analytics solutions and data visualizations.
• Champion code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Energetically self-starters who thrive in a team environment and can clearly communicate daily progress and blockers.
• Have a Customer First attitude with a focus on Outcomes over Output.

Benefits

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.