Software Engineer IV/Tech Lead

AbsenceSoft

21h•$179,391 - $224,238•Remote

About The Position

The Software Engineer IV / Tech Lead is a hands-on technical leader who owns the core infrastructure that powers AbsenceSoft's enterprise leave management platform. This is a formal tech lead role, not a senior IC position with a title attached — you'll be expected to mentor engineers, drive architecture, and shape technical planning, in addition to writing production-quality code yourself. You'll lead through technical excellence, architectural influence, and mentorship, partnering closely with Engineering and Product leadership to balance platform investment against product priorities and drive the long-term health of the platform.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience — plus a track record leading complex technical initiatives
Advanced proficiency in .NET/C#, building enterprise-grade software on a modern stack
Hands-on experience implementing identity and authentication protocols (OAuth2, SAML 2.0, OIDC) in enterprise SaaS environments
Proven ability designing multi-tenant SaaS architectures, including tenant isolation, data access patterns, and provisioning workflows
Strong grasp of system architecture, scalability principles, and authorization frameworks (RBAC, data governance) in regulated environments
Sharp problem-solving and debugging skills, with the independence to drive end-to-end solutions

Nice To Haves

7-12 years of professional software engineering experience with SaaS platforms, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
Prior involvement in platform-scale initiatives, like framework migrations or multi-tenant redesigns
DevOps fluency, including containerization and CI/CD pipelines
Experience supporting compliance programs such as SOC2 or HIPAA
Polyglot backend skills — Python and/or Node.js/JavaScript — NoSQL (MongoDB, CosmosDB) databases
Familiarity with embedded analytics or BI tooling such as Sisense
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or other ANSI SQL-compliant databases.
A natural technical leader and mentor who thrives on guiding direction and coordinating work across teams — not just executing to spec
A clear communicator who can translate complex, systems-level thinking for technical and non-technical audiences alike
Collaborative, adaptable, and results-driven, with genuine pride in the foundational platform work that powers everything else
Curious about AI tools and concepts, and eager to put them to work

Responsibilities

Lead major technical initiatives — set direction, make key decisions, and coordinate engineering efforts across teams
Architect and build enterprise identity systems, implementing OAuth2, SAML 2.0, and OIDC, and defining authorization models like RBAC and data access governance
Own multi-tenant architecture, designing data isolation and provisioning workflows that make customer onboarding seamless and scalable
Ship complex features and platform components using .NET/C# on AWS, applying enterprise-grade engineering practices along the way
Strengthen data infrastructure by improving processing pipelines for reliability, observability, and performance, and by resolving complex production issues before they become bigger problems
Shape the roadmap by partnering with Engineering and Product leadership to balance platform investment against feature delivery, and by evaluating new technologies worth adopting
Raise the bar for the team through code and design reviews, mentorship across multiple teams, and continuous improvement via refactoring, automation, and tooling
Help uphold security and compliance standards across your area of the platform