Lead Software Engineer

U.S. Venture, Inc. • Appleton, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Engineer serves as a hands-on technical leader, driving the design and delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role balances advanced technical execution with team mentorship and coordination, ensuring engineering excellence and high-quality delivery across frontend and backend domains. This role will be on-site in Appleton, WI.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• Proven hands-on experience in both backend and frontend engineering.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one backend language and one frontend framework.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and system design.

Nice To Haves

• Experience influencing technical strategy beyond a single team.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable and maintainable software solutions across multiple technology stacks.
• Serve as the primary technical owner for complex features, services, or modules.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the team, ensuring high code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Partner with product, UX, and architecture to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to improving engineering standards and patterns.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure operational excellence.
• Actively contribute to hiring and onboarding efforts.
• Champion accessibility, performance, and security standards across the stack.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in team velocity and quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed