Job Description A high-growth B2B SaaS company is seeking a
Lead Productivity Engineer to lead and develop a team focused on developer productivity, software delivery infrastructure, development automation, and internal engineering tooling.
While this role includes hands-on technical contribution, it is not an individual contributor position. The Lead Productivity Engineer will be responsible for mentoring engineers, providing technical direction, driving strategic initiatives, and managing a team focused on improving how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated across the organization.
The company is investing heavily in engineering efficiency, AI-powered development workflows, automation, and developer tooling as it continues to scale. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine leadership with technical execution while influencing engineering practices across the entire organization.
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid) Required Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of experience leading engineers, engineering teams, or major technical initiatives
- Strong hands-on background in backend software engineering
- Experience working within cloud-native environments
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and automation frameworks
- Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience improving engineering productivity and development workflows
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience leading Developer Productivity, Infrastructure, DevOps, Developer Experience, or Platform Engineering teams
- Experience building internal developer tooling and self-service engineering capabilities
- Experience managing backend and infrastructure-focused engineers
- Experience supporting large-scale SaaS applications in production environments
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and engineering performance metrics
- Experience implementing AI-assisted development tools and workflow automation
- Experience supporting rapid software release cycles
- Experience working within high-growth technology organizations
What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers focused on engineering productivity and software delivery
- Remain technically engaged by contributing to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, automation initiatives, and key engineering projects
- Improve development, testing, deployment, and operational workflows across the engineering organization
- Build and enhance internal tools that improve developer efficiency and reduce operational friction
- Drive initiatives around automation, CI/CD, observability, testing, and infrastructure reliability
- Partner with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and improve software delivery performance
- Establish best practices for software delivery, monitoring, automation, and development workflows
- Evaluate emerging technologies that help engineering teams work more effectively
- Lead strategic engineering initiatives from planning and architecture through production deployment
- Help shape long-term engineering strategy and organizational effectiveness
The Offer
- Base Salary: $180,000 - $234,000
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Equity Participation Program
- Hybrid Work Environment
- Opportunity to influence engineering strategy across a growing SaaS organization
- Significant visibility with senior engineering leadership
You will receive the following benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k)
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
