Software Engineering Lead

Bright Vision Technologies • Wildwood, MO

3d • $205,000 - $230,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to provide deep technical leadership across multiple teams and drive the design and execution of complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives. The role helps shape architecture, raise engineering standards, and advance technical roadmaps. The successful candidate will combine technical depth with organizational judgment and work across strategy, architecture, and hands-on execution.

The position partners with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions. It also contributes to code and design reviews and mentors more junior engineers. The candidate should bring strong engineering discipline, clear communication, and a track record of delivering meaningful production-ready work.

The role is 100% remote in the United States, full-time, and direct W2, with an annual salary range of $205,000–$230,000. The posting describes the position as requiring six or more years of experience in its listing details, while the qualifications specify eight or more years of professional software engineering experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Eight or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-team engineering initiatives.
• Deep expertise in at least one of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or large-scale data systems.
• Strong programming skills in at least one major backend language.
• Excellent system-design and architecture skills.
• Demonstrated mentorship and technical leadership of senior engineers.
• Strong understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and observability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of influencing engineering culture and standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience driving multi-year platform modernization initiatives.
• Public technical contributions such as talks, papers, or open-source software in relevant areas.
• Hands-on experience operating large-scale production systems.
• Exposure to building engineering organizations as well as platforms.
• Familiarity with FinOps and cost-aware engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams.
• Lead the design and execution of complex, cross-cutting engineering initiatives.
• Help shape architecture and raise engineering standards.
• Work with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions.
• Contribute to code reviews and design reviews.
• Mentor more junior engineers.
• Influence engineering culture and standards.
• Deliver meaningful work that is robust in production.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior