Lead Software Engineer

Ten Mile Square Technologies is a high-end technology consulting firm based in the Northern Virginia area. They are seeking a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team of full-stack software engineers in developing and modernizing enterprise financial services platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of software engineers, SDETs, and DevOps-oriented engineers in the delivery of complex software systems
• Perform hands-on application programming with an emphasis on backend and integration systems development using GraphQL, Apollo, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines
• Architect, design, and build distributed systems and integrations using a suite of AWS components including but not limited to EKS, Lambda, S3, MSK, and Aurora
• Design and implement GraphQL subgraphs and contribute to federated graph architecture and schema governance
• Define and maintain architectural standards, ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise constraints
• Set a high technical and delivery bar by modeling engineering best practices and enforcing expectations around quality, reliability, testing, observability, and operational support
• Guide teams in making sound technical decisions and tradeoffs, ensuring solutions are aligned with long-term strategy while still delivering near-term value
• Oversee project execution across multiple complex initiatives, managing timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes
• Define and enforce engineering best practices around code quality, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and cloud operations
• Champion engineering operational excellence, including observability, automation, reliability, performance improvements, and production support
• Promote a DevOps and cloud-first mindset, ensuring teams fully leverage modern engineering practices and cloud-native capabilities
• Work with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into epics, stories, technical plans, and delivery workstreams
• Mentor developers on the team
• Ensure technical documentation is clear, accurate, and accessible to the technology team
• Contribute as a member of an Agile team and promote Agile practices
• Proactively collaborate with the Ten Mile Square team on development and knowledge sharing
• Represent yourself and Ten Mile Square with integrity, expertise, and value
• Maintain the confidentiality of our clients on an ongoing basis

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience as a tech lead
• 3+ years of experience as a senior software engineer
• 7+ years of software development experience including 3+ years of TypeScript and Node.js
• 2+ years of experience working with GraphQL
• Strong experience developing, deploying, and supporting systems in AWS
• Strong SQL skills
• Working knowledge of at least one of the following frontend JavaScript frameworks: Angular, Ionic, React, or Vue
• Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines
• Full application stack development experience from front-end to persistence
• Full software lifecycle participation from requirements to post-implementation support
• Linux command line proficiency
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices, testing strategy, and operational support in production environments
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Be passionate about what you do
• Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
• Be detail-oriented
• Have high integrity and quality of work ethic
• Be self-motivated to proactively identify and solve problems
• Have excellent communication skills within the team and with clients