Lead Software Engineer, Testimonials (Remote)

FMG•Sandy, UT

1d•$150,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

FMG Testimonials helps financial advisors collect, review, and publish client testimonials and reviews. We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer, Testimonials to own the day-to-day engineering of this platform. This is a hands-on lead role. You will be the senior technical owner of the Testimonials codebase and infrastructure, working directly with Product on roadmap and delivery, and setting the technical direction for a small, focused team. It is deliberately weighted toward building: we want someone who leads by doing the hardest work on the team and bringing others along, not someone who manages from a distance. You will report to the SVP of Engineering and partner closely with Testimonials product leadership. Our ideal candidate is a senior engineer who has been the technical anchor for a product — someone comfortable owning a Kubernetes-based service end to end, who has taken a platform through a compliance certification or is eager to, and who wants the ownership of a whole product rather than a slice of a large one.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience, including senior or lead technical ownership of a production SaaS product
Strong hands-on experience running services on Kubernetes, including deployment, observability, and troubleshooting in production
Demonstrated ownership of a codebase end to end
Experience leading a small team or workstream: setting standards, reviewing work, and developing other engineers
Comfortable partnering directly with Product on roadmap and tradeoffs, and communicating clearly with non-technical stakeholders
Track record of shipping reliably in a small-team environment where you own more than one discipline
Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting scope in a fast-moving environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or an equivalent compliance certification
Background in wealth management, insurance, or other regulated financial services software
Experience integrating an acquired product into a larger platform
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted or agentic development tooling
Experience with review, reputation, or content-moderation products
Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling (DataDog, CloudWatch, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Own the Testimonials platform end to end — architecture, code quality, infrastructure, and production reliability
Operate and evolve the Kubernetes-based deployment: scaling, observability, cost, and release process
Make and document the architectural decisions for the platform
Maintain and improve the platform's operational documentation
Run day-to-day delivery for the Testimonials team: scoping, sequencing, and shipping against the product roadmap
Partner directly with Product on roadmap tradeoffs, technical feasibility, and release planning
Set and hold the engineering standard for the team through code review, design review, and mentorship
Lead a small team of engineers, growing their technical range and ownership
Own the engineering workstream for SOC 2 compliance — access management, audit evidence, change control, and secure development practices
Partner with InfoSec and Compliance on the controls that keep a regulated-industry product defensible
Build compliance-aware features
Lead the technical work integrating Testimonials with the broader FMG platform — shared identity, data, and adjacent business systems
Partner with FMG's AI Architecture function to bring agentic and AI-assisted capabilities into the Testimonials experience
Adopt FMG's AI-native development tooling and standards, and contribute back what works for a small team

Benefits

Generous paid holiday schedule, including a full week off for our Winter Holiday Shutdown
Comprehensive paid time off policies cover vacation, sick days, parental leave, and bereavement leave
Medical with $0 co-pay Telehealth plan
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous employer contributions
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Company-paid Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
Company-paid Short & Long Term Disability coverage
Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Matching 401(k) with immediate full vesting
On Demand Pay - allows access to a portion of your earned wages prior to the payday with same day deposit
Internet & Gym Reimbursement
Work computer equipment provided
Access to a private & secure workspace, free from distractions
Accessible during the assigned work schedule for regular duties and responsibilities as outlined by the supervisor
An internet connection with speeds of 5 Megabits down / 3 Megabits up (5mbps/3mbps)
Fun in-person and virtual events
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