Lead Software Engineer
About The Position
Ten Mile Square Technologies is a high-end technology consulting firm based in the Northern Virginia area, solving large-scale and complex problems in computer science and software development. The firm seeks individuals with a solid grounding in software engineering, continuous delivery, and computer science who are looking to grow their skills on cutting-edge technologies. Ten Mile Square is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team of full-stack software engineers in a complex enterprise environment. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring the ability to drive technical direction, maintain high delivery standards, and operate effectively across architecture, product, and engineering stakeholders. The initial assignment involves leading the development and modernization of enterprise financial services platforms, including backend systems, federated GraphQL services, workflow-driven application components, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. The ideal candidate will possess strong software engineering depth, delivery accountability, sound technical judgment, and the ability to advance work in challenging, real-world settings.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a tech lead
- 3+ years of experience as a senior software engineer
- 7+ years of software development experience including 3+ years of TypeScript and Node.js
- 2+ years of experience working with GraphQL
- Strong experience developing, deploying, and supporting systems in AWS
- Strong SQL skills
- Working knowledge of at least one of the following frontend JavaScript frameworks: Angular, Ionic, React, or Vue
- Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines
- Full application stack development experience from front-end to persistence
- Full software lifecycle participation from requirements to post-implementation support
- Linux command line proficiency
- Strong understanding of software engineering practices, testing strategy, and operational support in production environments
- Strong communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Be passionate about what you do
- Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly
- Be detail-oriented
- Have high integrity and quality of work ethic
- Be self-motivated to proactively identify and solve problems
- Have excellent communication skills within the team and with clients
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of software engineers, SDETs, and DevOps-oriented engineers in the delivery of complex software systems
- Perform hands-on application programming with an emphasis on backend and integration systems development using GraphQL, Apollo, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines
- Architect, design, and build distributed systems and integrations using a suite of AWS components including but not limited to EKS, Lambda, S3, MSK, and Aurora
- Design and implement GraphQL subgraphs and contribute to federated graph architecture and schema governance
- Define and maintain architectural standards, ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise constraints
- Set a high technical and delivery bar by modeling engineering best practices and enforcing expectations around quality, reliability, testing, observability, and operational support
- Guide teams in making sound technical decisions and tradeoffs, ensuring solutions are aligned with long-term strategy while still delivering near-term value
- Oversee project execution across multiple complex initiatives, managing timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes
- Define and enforce engineering best practices around code quality, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and cloud operations
- Champion engineering operational excellence, including observability, automation, reliability, performance improvements, and production support
- Promote a DevOps and cloud-first mindset, ensuring teams fully leverage modern engineering practices and cloud-native capabilities
- Work with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into epics, stories, technical plans, and delivery workstreams
- Mentor developers on the team
- Ensure technical documentation is clear, accurate, and accessible to the technology team
- Contribute as a member of an Agile team and promote Agile practices
- Proactively collaborate with the Ten Mile Square team on development and knowledge sharing
- Represent yourself and Ten Mile Square with integrity, expertise, and value
- Maintain the confidentiality of our clients on an ongoing basis
Benefits
- 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family)
- 100% company paid individual short- and long-term disability
- 100% company paid vision insurance
- 3% company contribution to 401(k)
- 15 days paid time off per year + 1 day/year up to 20 days
- 10 training days per year
- 8 company holidays + 2 personal days
- Individual performance-based quarterly cash incentive
- Combined individual and company based annual cash incentive
- Public transit reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
