Lead Software Engineer

Emergent Staffing is recruiting for a client seeking a Software Engineering Lead to own and scale its Testimonials SaaS platform. The role leads architecture, development, infrastructure, reliability, enterprise feature delivery, security initiatives, and day-to-day engineering execution.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience owning a production SaaS platform
• Strong hands-on experience with Go (preferred), C#, or Java; React, Kubernetes, REST APIs and AWS architecture
• REST API integration experience
• 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
• Go (preferred)
• MySQL experience
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, OAuth, or similar security, compliance, and authentication standards
• Experience building software for regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare
• CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling experience
• Experience supporting enterprise customers and delivering custom solutions
• Familiarity with AI-enabled SDLC improvements