Lead Software Engineer

We are seeking a talented Lead Software Engineer to join our client's team in Falls Church, VA. Founders are engineers, and the majority of the team members are engineers. The team is flat in hierarchy and you will likely have more autonomy over your code than what you are previously accustomed to. You won't be just fixing bugs or maintaining existing codebase - you will be building exciting new features, analyzing metrics, re-designing complex interfaces, and making important technical and product decisions.

• Job title: Lead Software Engineer
• Office location: Falls Church, VA (hybrid 3 days a week)
• Industry: SaaS, Data Privacy, Data Security, AI
• Product or service: Data Privacy Governance, Data Security & Protection, Consent Management
• Company size: 40

The company's mission is to contribute to a better society by advocating for proper data protection legislation, responsibly safeguarding customer data, preserving individual privacy rights, and enhancing trust between businesses and consumers through greater transparency.

What You'll Do

• Write clean, quality, and secure code based on product requirements
• Build interactive web application, APIs, and algorithms
• Optimize performance and browser compatibility
• Ensure technical decisions support our clients goals of quality, scalability, reliability, security and high performance
• Work with a team of engineers and help meet deadlines
• Lead, mentor, and guide other engineers

What You Bring

• At least 8 years of experience building web applications and enterprise software
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field
• Prior work in a SaaS software platform as a full-stack or back-end developer
• Hands-on programming experience with Javascript, ReactJS, JQuery, Bootstrap, Redis, and building RESTful APIs, AJAX
• Solid experience with LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or LEMP stack, and excellent command line skills on Linux
• Skilled in building highly scalable, load-balanced web applications (e.g., well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
• Experience with SQL stored procedures, database architecture, micro services, message queues (such as RabbitMQ)
• Knowledge of container technology (docker, etc.) and cloud services (IaaS, PaaS), AWS, Elastic Search
• Experience using third-party testing tools and frameworks and working with version control systems such as GIT, Bitbucket, etc.
• Experience with a security-tech or privacy-tech company is a plus
• Experience with NoSQL/Hadoop/Hive/HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc. is a plus
• Hands-on experience with Python, Java or AI Algorithms is a plus
• Contribution to open-source projects is a plus
• Hands-on experience with encryption algorithms and vulnerability assessment tools is a plus
• Ability to work 3 days/week in an office in Falls Church, VA

Key Attributes for Success

• Strong technical expertise
• Making important technical and product decisions
• Team collaboration and ability to mentor other engineers
• Comfortable with a dynamic startup work environment

Why Join?

• Base salary: $100,000 per year (negotiable based on experience)
• Performance-based bonus: $25,000 per year
• Full medical benefits. Gold plan: 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision (0 out-of-pocket). Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Work-life balance, hybrid schedule and paid vacation
• Fast-track career growth plan (Director of Engineering)
• Proven product-market fit with Fortune 100 customers
• Founders are engineers, and the majority of the team members are engineers
• Impactful work that shapes the future of data privacy
• Collaborative company culture, diverse team and supportive, inclusive environment for all employees

Interviewing Process

• Stage 1: 30-min virtual interview with the Founder (General fit)
• Stage 2: Technical interview with the Founder (Technical assessment)
• Stage 3: On-site visit in the office (Cultural fit/Final)
• Reference and Background Checks: conducted after successful interviews
• Job Offer: provided to the selected candidate