Fullstack Software Engineer IV

Priority Tax Relief is hiring a Software Engineer IV to lead development of large-scale, mission-critical systems and guide engineering teams toward technical excellence. The role focuses on system architecture, AI workflows, security and testing guardrails, technical partnership with product management, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture and implementation of large, complex features across React, Django, Python, and microservices/distributed components
• Architect systems using established design patterns to support autonomous development, anticipating future use cases to minimize change costs
• Diagnose and resolve complex technological issues across quality, performance, monitoring, and security while researching new performance solutions
• Run multiple AI agents in parallel for design exploration, implementation, testing, and migration playbooks, structuring tasks to avoid context degradation
• Coach the engineering team on sustainable AI usage, review rigor, and human-in-the-loop gates to prevent technical debt
• May have direct reports
• Provide technical leadership and domain consultancy to Product Managers, helping shape strategic planning and project roadmaps
• Guide teams toward shared business goals with clear vision, empowered task delegation, and strong accountability for high-quality outcomes
• Proactively anticipate and communicate technical blockers, costs, and delays before escalation; mentor engineers to build team redundancy

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production software at scale
• 5+ years of expert-level experience in Django, Python, and relational database architecture (PostgreSQL)
• Deep mastery of system design principles, distributed architectures, microservices, and performance optimization
• Proven experience orchestrating parallel AI agents and automated workflows across complex codebases
• Track record of introducing scalable team processes, continuous delivery improvements, and developer tooling standards
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of articulating complex architecture to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and strategic planning capabilities