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$150,000 - $155,000 per year
In this role, youll own and scale a growing SaaS platform, leading development, Kubernetes operations, enterprise features, and SOC 2 readiness in a hands-on engineering leadership role.
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Job description
This is a direct hire with one of our clients. This role is fully remote. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Our client is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to take ownership of a rapidly growing SaaS platform that is scaling by hundreds of customers per month. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role responsible for the architecture, development, infrastructure, reliability, and long-term growth of the Testimonials platform.
The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineering leader who enjoys owning a product end to end, leading technical decision-making, partnering directly with Product, and remaining actively involved in development and operations. This individual will play a key role in driving platform scalability, enterprise feature development, security initiatives, and SOC 2 readiness while helping modernize engineering practices through AI-enabled development tools and workflows.
Responsibilities
Technical Ownership
Own the Testimonials platform, including architecture, code quality, infrastructure, and production reliability.
Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based deployments, observability, scalability, and release processes.
Make and document key architectural decisions.
Maintain operational and technical documentation.
Support platform growth and increasing customer demand.
Engineering Leadership
Lead day-to-day delivery of the product roadmap.
Partner with Product on roadmap planning and technical tradeoffs.
Establish engineering standards through code and design reviews.
Mentor engineers and coordinate contractor resources as needed.
Security & Compliance
Lead engineering efforts supporting SOC 2 readiness.
Implement secure development, change control, and access management practices.
Partner with Security and Compliance teams to strengthen platform controls.
Platform Growth
Deliver enterprise features, dashboards, and customer-requested enhancements.
Support platform integrations and modernization initiatives.
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and automated engineering workflows.
Qualifications
8+ years of software engineering experience.
Experience owning a production SaaS platform.
Strong hands-on experience with Go, React, Kubernetes, and AWS architecture.
Proven ability to support, troubleshoot, and scale production systems.
Experience leading a small engineering team or technical workstream.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment.
Interest in AI-assisted software development practices.
Nice to Have Skills
MySQL and REST API experience.
SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance experience.
Experience in regulated industries such as financial services or insurance.
CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling experience.
Experience supporting enterprise customers and delivering custom solutions.
Familiarity with AI-enabled SDLC improvements.
Our Vetting Process
At Emergent Staffing, we work hard to find the who are the right fit for our clients. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:
Application (5 minutes)
Online Assessment (40-60 minutes)
Initial Video Interview (30-45 minutes)
Client On-site Interview (60 minutes)
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