Lead Software Engineer

October 20

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Sightline Security

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Information Security • Non-Profits • Cybersecurity • Strategic Planning • Asssessments

2 - 10 employees

Description

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support in their professional growth. • Assume the Scrum Master role for an agile scrum team working in 1-week sprint cycles. • Partner with the tutoring, academic, and operations team to create and deliver solutions that meet the needs of internal and external customers. • Take ownership of software development projects, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and quality assurance procedures. • Design, develop, test, and deploy software applications, APIs, and backend systems, ensuring optimal performance, security, and maintainability. • Champion continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices to streamline development workflows and enhance deployment processes. • Stay up-to-date with the latest software development trends, tools, and technologies, and incorporate relevant innovations into the company's projects. • Identify and resolve technical challenges, bugs, and performance bottlenecks through effective troubleshooting and debugging techniques. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to contribute to architectural decisions, system design, and technology evaluations. • Foster a collaborative and positive work environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and knowledge sharing among team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. • Proven experience (7+ years) in software development with a strong background in designing and building complex web applications or software systems. • Previous experience in a leadership role, managing and guiding a team of software engineers. • In-depth understanding of modern web development technologies, OOP languages, and relational databases. Our first product has been built using Ruby on Rails 7, React JS, and Postgres all deployed to Heroku. Candidates with experience in a similar web tech stack (Python/Django, JavaScript/Node, Java/Spring, etc.) are encouraged to apply. • Deep understanding of software development methodologies, design patterns, and best practices. • Experience (or interest) working with LLMs and/or AI APIs is a plus • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a strong advantage. • Experience at early stage startups is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Equity • Generous benefits packages