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RTA: The Fleet Success Company · 3 weeks ago

Software Engineering Lead (Player-Coach)

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $175K/yr

6+ years exp

RTA: The Fleet Success Company is looking for a Software Engineering Lead who will spend half of their time hands-on with coding and the other half leading a team of engineers. The role involves designing scalable services, driving delivery, and nurturing a culture of craftsmanship and accountability among team members.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Design and implement back-end services/APIs (primarily Node.js/TypeScript)

Write automated tests (unit/integration), optimize performance, and harden security

Own critical features end-to-end from design to production rollout and monitoring

Run 1:1s, deliver candid feedback, recognize wins, manage performance fairly

Own team plans, commitments, and on-time releases; remove blockers quickly

Guide designs that are secure, maintainable, and scalable; champion testing culture

Partner with SRE/Cloud on readiness, incident response, postmortems, and reliability metrics

Keep Product and leadership aligned with clear, data-driven updates

Qualification

Node.jsService-oriented architectureAWSAutomated testingPeople leadershipCI/CDSQL performance tuningCommunication skillsProblem-solvingMentoring

Required

6–8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a team lead, tech lead, or supervisor capacity

Proven track record delivering production software with Node.js and service-oriented back-end architectures

Demonstrated strength in hands-on coding, design, and debugging—plus people leadership (mentoring, feedback, hiring)

Solid grasp of secure coding, reliability, and scalability best practices

Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Experience in a SaaS environment and with high-throughput, mission-critical services

Hands-on with AWS cost optimization, SQL performance tuning, and production incident leadership

Familiarity with compliance-minded development (e.g., SOC 2 evidence hygiene)

Bachelor's degree optional; we value experience, outcomes, and a growth mindset

Benefits

Unique perks and benefits

Standard ones

Company

RTA: The Fleet Success Company

With over 45 years of fleet experience, RTA: The Fleet Success Company enables fleet managers to improve their operations with robust, easy-to-use software built and maintained by fleet experts.

Founded in 1979

Glendale, Arizona, US

51-200 employees