[Hiring] Lead Software Engineer @CareScout

Role Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and driven Lead Software Engineer to lead the modernization of our Assessment platform. This role requires deep expertise in modern software development practices, a passion for emerging technologies, and the ability to provide strong technical leadership and mentorship. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of the platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable for long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement a modern Assessment platform using technologies such as TypeScript, React, React Native, Flutter, and GraphQL.
• Establish and champion best-in-class engineering practices to ensure systems are modular, scalable, resilient, and flexible.
• Define and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and quality metrics to maintain high engineering standards.
• Lead technical design discussions, perform code reviews, and provide hands-on guidance across the engineering team.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and contribute to DevSecOps practices.
• Contribute to platform hosting, deployment, and runtime strategies, ensuring reliability and performance at scale.

Deliverables / Results

• A modernized, production-ready Assessment platform supporting both B2B and B2C use cases.
• Well-documented, maintainable codebases aligned with agreed architectural standards.
• Consistent, repeatable deployments enabled by standardized CI/CD pipelines.
• Improved system performance, reliability, and scalability across web and mobile platforms.
• Strong technical foundations that support future feature development and platform expansion.

Impact / Value Add

• Raise the technical bar across the organization by modeling engineering excellence and best practices.
• Reduce long-term technical debt through thoughtful architecture and disciplined execution.
• Accelerate delivery by enabling teams to build on a stable, scalable platform.
• Improve customer and partner experiences through reliable, high-quality applications.
• Enable the business to confidently scale assessments, integrations, and transaction volumes.

Ownership

• Own the technical vision and architecture of the Assessment platform.
• Serve as a key decision-maker for technology choices, architectural trade-offs, and implementation approaches.
• Take accountability for platform quality, performance, and long-term sustainability.
• Identify and proactively address technical risks, scalability challenges, and architectural gaps.

Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering peers, mobile and web teams, and shared services to ensure architectural alignment.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of learning, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Work cross-functionally with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to support platform reliability and compliance.

Qualifications

• A systems-level mindset with the ability to balance short-term delivery needs against long-term architectural health.
• Strong product and business awareness, enabling you to align technical decisions with customer, partner, and organizational goals.
• An ownership-oriented approach that views platform reliability, scalability, and maintainability as shared, long-term responsibilities.
• The ability to anticipate technical risks and proactively design solutions before issues surface at scale.

Requirements

• Hands-on technical leader who leads by example and is comfortable operating at both strategic and implementation levels.
• Curious, pragmatic, and outcomes-driven, with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
• Clear and confident communicator who can influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders.
• Resilient and adaptable in fast-moving environments, with a strong bias toward action and accountability.
• Collaborative mentor who elevates the capabilities and confidence of other engineers.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced degree is a plus but not required.

Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in modern application development, including TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, React Native, Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin.
• Strong experience designing and consuming GraphQL and REST-based APIs.
• Deep understanding of database design and performance, with hands-on experience using PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and contributing to DevSecOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of mobile application delivery across iOS and Android, including release and store lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with event-driven and asynchronous systems, including messaging and queue-based architectures.
• Experience integrating with third-party platforms such as SSO providers, payment systems, and eCommerce services.

Competencies

• Platform and systems architecture
• Technical decision-making and trade-off analysis
• Code quality, testing strategies, and maintainability
• Performance, scalability, and reliability engineering
• Security-aware design and implementation
• Technical mentorship and engineering excellence
• Cross-team technical alignment and influence

Experience

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion in senior, staff, or principal-level roles.
• Proven success delivering large-scale, high-impact platforms in production environments.
• Experience building B2B APIs, B2B portals, and assessment or transaction-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with real-time or near-real-time systems, including video or communication platforms.
• Experience building and operating mobile applications with demonstrated adoption and quality outcomes.
• Track record of partnering effectively with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful results.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services