Lead Software Engineer (Remote - US)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Lead Software Engineer in the United States .

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide the design and delivery of scalable back-end services, APIs, and integrations that power high-performance fintech applications. You will combine hands-on coding with technical leadership, setting direction, reviewing designs, and troubleshooting distributed systems. In this role, you’ll collaborate across teams, ensure robust testing and quality, and mentor engineers to raise the technical bar. You’ll also have the opportunity to grow into people management, taking on performance management, career development, and hiring responsibilities, while driving the team’s execution, technical excellence, and strategic impact.

Accountabilities

In this role, you will be responsible for :

• Leading back-end service and API design using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies.
• Writing, reviewing, and maintaining scalable code for microservices and system integrations.
• Troubleshooting issues across distributed systems, environments, and configurations.
• Ensuring robust test coverage, technical documentation, and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Assigning, unblocking, and coordinating work across sprints, mentoring engineers, and fostering accountability.
• Partnering with product managers and architects on release scope, dependencies, and environment setup.
• Leading post-mortems, continuous improvement initiatives, and communicating technical scope to stakeholders.
• Growing into people management by conducting performance reviews, career development, hiring, and running team rituals.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have :

Preferred skills :

Benefits

This role offers :

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.

🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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