Software Engineering Lead

Location: Hybrid, Portland, OR

Job Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | Exempt

Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 Base Salary

About the Opportunity

Our client is a growing SaaS organization seeking a Software Engineering Lead to help scale its cloud-native platform and drive technical excellence across the engineering organization.

This is a hands-on leadership role that combines software engineering, cloud architecture, mentorship, and team leadership. The ideal candidate is an experienced full-stack engineer with strong AWS expertise who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, guiding architectural decisions, and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions.

This is a newly created position driven by continued growth and offers the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on product development, engineering practices, and technology strategy.

Responsibilities

Software Development & Cloud Engineering

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications, APIs, and integrations.


• Architect and implement solutions using AWS services and modern distributed systems patterns.


• Develop reusable frameworks, shared services, and platform capabilities.


• Lead implementation of complex technical initiatives across multiple systems and applications.


• Troubleshoot issues spanning application, infrastructure, and cloud environments.


• Ensure software quality, security, performance, and maintainability standards are met.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as the technical lead for strategic engineering initiatives and cross-functional projects.


• Drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making.


• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, QA, and Operations teams to deliver business outcomes.


• Identify technical risks and provide proactive solutions.


• Help establish and promote engineering standards, best practices, and technical roadmaps.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.


• Lead and support a small team of engineers.


• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.


• Foster a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.

Engineering Excellence

• Champion CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation, observability, and cloud best practices.


• Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.


• Promote secure software development practices and compliance-focused engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.


• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.


• Strong full-stack development experience using modern front-end and back-end technologies.


• Hands-on experience building and supporting applications in AWS.


• Experience designing APIs, integrations, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems.


• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable application development.


• Experience leading technical projects and influencing engineering decisions.


• Proven ability to mentor and guide software engineers.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C#, .NET, TypeScript, React, and/or Angular.


• Experience with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions, CloudWatch, and IAM.


• Experience with Docker, ECS/Fargate, microservices, and event-driven architectures.


• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.


• Experience building and scaling SaaS platforms.


• Exposure to AI-enabled applications, workflow automation, or intelligent process solutions.


• Healthcare, insurance, fintech, or other regulated-industry experience.


• Familiarity with HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, and cloud security best practices.


• AWS certifications are a plus.

Ideal Candidate

• 8-10+ years of software engineering experience.


• Deep, hands-on AWS expertise.


• Strong technical leadership and mentoring background.


• Experience balancing architecture, strategy, and hands-on development.


• Thrives in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.


• Passionate about building scalable solutions and driving engineering excellence.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to join a growing and innovative software company.


• Significant influence on architecture, engineering standards, and platform direction.


• Collaborative leadership team and strong growth trajectory.


• Competitive compensation package of $150,000 - $180,000.


• Hybrid work environment based in Portland, OR.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.