[Hiring] Lead Software Engineer @National Debt Relief

Role Description

National Debt Relief is seeking a seasoned, hands-on, and highly motivated Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about helping customers get out of debt. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining applications within our AWS platform.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, a curious problem solver, and a collaborative teammate who thrives in a highly agile, multi-directional team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable and reliable solutions on AWS infrastructure.
• Drive technical decision-making, architecture reviews, and long-term system design with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
• Partner with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver delightful, performant, and impactful digital experiences for current and prospective clients.
• Partner with engineers to resolve blockers, provide technical guidance, and ensure progress toward high-quality outcomes.
• Own and evolve integrations between AWS services and Salesforce, ensuring seamless data flow and system interoperability.
• Review, implement, and adhere to security best practices, including encryption, access control, and data protection measures.
• Set and uphold engineering standards by writing and reviewing clean, maintainable, well-documented code aligned with industry best practices.
• Actively participate in retrospectives and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the development team.
• Create delightful, insightful, performant, and engaging digital experiences for our current and prospective clients.
• Own delivery execution using GitHub, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring predictable and high-quality releases.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects including ongoing evaluation and re-ordering of priorities as business needs dictate.
• Lead by example in testing strategies, production readiness, and operational excellence.
• Aid in the testing of our code and the delivery of what we create to production.
• Help resolve technical issues/blockers as a developer on the team.
• Work with teams across the company to troubleshoot/determine resolution for complex issues across team domains.
• Have fun, get creative, and deliver value together with the whole team.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating relevant advancements into the technical stack.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software development experience with at least 5 years focused on AWS.
• At least 10 years working in languages like Python, Java, Bash, or NodeJs.
• Multiple examples of designing and implementing complex backend solutions in cloud environments.
• Previous experience with AWS-Salesforce integrations highly desired.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Previous experience with MuleSoft a plus.
• Experience working in the financial services industry is a plus.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, RDS, EC2, EKS, and S3, applying core cloud computing principles to build secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
• Extensive backend engineering experience in Java, with a proven ability to lead design decisions, review code, and set technical standards for high-quality systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining integrations with Salesforce using APIs and middleware tools.
• Designed and developed secure backend systems, with strong familiarity in security concepts and practices, including encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with strong ability to manage and deliver through clear communication and expectation setting.
• Excellent communication skills – both written (Jira/Email/Slack) and verbal to engage stakeholders at all levels; this includes when and how to speak up if a proposed technical solution is not optimal.
• Exceptionally organized with meticulous attention to detail, including ability to estimate level of effort for a given project with a history of completing work within 25% of original estimate.
• Understanding of how user testing works and the value of it.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.

Benefits

• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Sick Days, and Vacation
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Pre-tax Transit Benefits
• No-Cost Life Insurance Benefits
• Voluntary Benefits Options
• ASPCA Pet Health Insurance Discount
• Wellness Incentive Program
• National Debt Relief is a certified Great Place to Work®!