Senior Software Engineer - Team Lead

Carfax•Centreville, VA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Team CARFAX as a Senior Software Engineer - Team Lead Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment. One last thing: Our four-day work week continues in Summer 2026! What makes our Tech Culture Amazing? We’re passionate about having a creative and innovative environment where our developers collaborate and continuously learn and grow. Our developers have the freedom to bring new tools, frameworks, and ideas to the table knowing their voice will be heard. We’re not afraid of trying new things; if the case is made for a new technology or approach, our developers know it will be tried. Within CARFAX, we value Teamwork. Our development teams work hand in hand with product owners, project leaders, UX designers and Quality Assurance engineers to produce the best products and solutions possible. If you’re a techie who enjoys constantly learning new things, collaborating with teammates, and building best-in-class products and services, you’ll find exciting opportunities at CARFAX! As a Senior Software Engineer – Team Lead, you will be part of the Account Engineering department within Product Engineering. Account Engineering is a team of 30+ tech savvy individuals who work together every day to deliver customer facing authentication solutions. This team is responsible for making logging in and signing up at CARFAX a secure, consistent, and high-quality experience for CARFAX customers, as well as managing user profiles, Pll data and compliance, CARFAX websites' global header and footer, Universal Car Garage, user behavioural tracking, and user personalization for messaging and front-end experiences. This includes managing and customizing third party authentication solutions while also building and maintaining custom authentication solutions to provide our customers with a great experience that fits our needs! At CARFAX, we believe in the power of teamwork and value in-person interactions so that we can collaborate and thrive together. This position will require 3 days per week in our Centreville, VA office subject to change with future business needs.

Requirements

Ability to provide leadership and mentor engineers through complicated technical challenges
Ability to give team members opportunities to grow by delegating tasks and not being a “superhero”
Ability to give team members feedback and coaching on technical skill gaps necessary for growth
Ability to work and collaborate effectively in a pod-matrix environment as well as independently
Experience with modern front-end JavaScript libraries (such as ReactJS, Vue, or Angular)
Experience with JavaScript, NodeJS, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3
Experience with scripting languages such as Bash
Experience with Continuous Integration / Delivery such as Gitlab CI/CD
Experience with Containerization (Docker)
Experience with Object oriented concepts and languages such as TypeScript , Java, Kotlin
Experience with Relational and NoSQL database systems such as MySQL, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
Experience with developing in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
Experience in full SDLC development including design, building, testing, deployment, upgrades and support
Experience with application monitoring and alerting systems and standards (such as New Relic, OTEL, CloudWatch, ITIL, Prometheus, PagerDuty)
Experience with being On Call and its general expectation
Experience with AI Coding tools (such as GitHub Copilot)
Knowledge of client/server architecture and building APIs and web services
Knowledge of coding best practices for security and performance
Loves to learn!

Nice To Haves

Experience with Authentication / Authorization systems
Experience with microservice architecture
Experience with SEO and/or mobile development
Knowledge of Full Stack software development
Built large-scale, common applications or services that enrich multiple products
Supported applications in multiple markets and time zones and languages (e.g. Canada)
Agile software development including Test Driven Development and Pair Programming
Experience with OAuth2.0, OIDC, or other modern authentication frameworks and conventions
Experience with A/B testing
Experience and curiosity with AI/ML concepts and tooling (AWS preferred)

Responsibilities

Working in a dynamic, agile, matrix environment supporting high-use, modern applications
Mentor team members by offering regular feedback on code, team performance and growth opportunities.
Lead design decisions, including new technology research and prototyping
Collaborating closely with other developers, Architects, UX designers, Project and Product Managers, support teams and other stakeholders
Promoting high quality and adequate software design through a disciplined development methodology
Augmenting and adjusting team processes and practices towards continuous improvement
Documenting processes, architecture, maintenance, actions and decisions
Ensuring adequate NFRs are implemented and updated throughout the application lifecycle