Lead Software Engineer - Business Operations
About The Position
Hudl is hiring a Lead Engineer for its Business Operations product team to drive technical strategy across multiple teams and build internal tools that support Hudl’s operations. The role involves owning complex technical problems at scale, mentoring engineers, and helping shape engineering practices and direction. The Lead Engineer will define technical roadmaps for major business operations platform initiatives and make decisions about architecture, tooling, and technical direction. They will lead cross-functional delivery across teams, coordinate dependencies, resolve challenges, and make sound decisions amid ambiguous requirements. The role also includes developing engineers, setting standards for code quality and technical excellence, and taking ownership of system health, technical debt, and long-term platform stability. The position collaborates with Product, Design, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to understand needs, align priorities, and communicate technical decisions. The role is based within commuting distance of Lincoln or Omaha, Nebraska, with in-office collaboration expected more often than remote work; the specific schedule is coordinated with the team.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of experience building large-scale applications.
- Demonstrated success driving technical strategy across multiple teams.
- Understanding of system design, trade-offs, and prioritizing technical work for business impact.
- Experience leading or guiding other engineers and supporting their professional growth.
- Ability to give honest feedback, set quality standards, and help engineers improve their craft.
- Solid experience with .NET and AWS and the ability to make architectural decisions that align with the platform.
- User-focused, pragmatic approach that balances ideal solutions with shipped value and considers business context.
- Ability to establish best practices for responsible AI use and evaluate and drive adoption of useful AI-assisted development tools and techniques.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building and shipping internal-facing products, with an understanding of internal users, documentation, feedback loops, and user experience.
- Experience in business operations or adjacent domains such as finance, analytics, or HR, including familiarity with their workflows and constraints.
Responsibilities
- Define technical roadmaps and make architecture, tooling, and technical-direction decisions for major business operations platform initiatives.
- Align technical choices with business goals while maintaining long-term maintainability.
- Lead technical delivery across multiple teams, coordinate dependencies, unblock challenges, and ensure high-quality delivery.
- Make independent technical decisions when requirements are ambiguous and work directly with business stakeholders to understand their needs.
- Mentor and develop engineers through guidance on craft, design decisions, and career growth.
- Set standards for code quality, best practices, and technical excellence.
- Own system health, technical debt reduction, and long-term platform stability; identify improvements and advocate for work with broader business impact.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and engineering teams to align priorities and solve ambiguous problems.
- Represent technical challenges to stakeholders and explain the importance of technical decisions.
- Establish responsible AI-use practices, evaluate AI-assisted development tools and techniques, and promote adoption when they improve effectiveness throughout the development lifecycle.
Benefits
- Flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays, and meeting-free timeout days.
- Remote work options.
- Professional development resources and opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, and access to fitness partner Peerfit.
- Medical insurance plans, including vision and dental coverage, fertility healthcare, and family-forming benefits.
- 401(k) matching up to 4% of the employee’s contribution.
- Eligibility for a long-term incentive award; discretionary bonuses may also be awarded based on individual and company performance.
- Office spaces and technology and hardware provided to support work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
