Best Egg · 3 days ago
Senior Lead Software Engineer I - Java & Python
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $160K/yr
10+ years expBest Egg is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through a variety of installment lending solutions and financial health tools. The Senior Lead Software Engineer I plays a critical role in shaping, delivering, and scaling engineering solutions, requiring a strong technical leader who excels in designing high-quality software and guiding solutions from concept through production.
Financial ServicesFinTechLending
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally
Take end-to-end ownership of systems—from architecture and hands-on coding to deployment, observability, and operational excellence
Lead technical design discussions, create architectural diagrams, conduct design reviews, and guide the team toward sound engineering decisions
Ensure solutions adhere to modern engineering standards including clean code principles, automation, testing, and cloud-native patterns
Drive continuous improvement efforts across engineering practices, tooling, code quality, and system reliability
Translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements and challenge assumptions when necessary
Architect and optimize distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native systems in AWS
Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles to improve security, cost optimization, performance efficiency, and operational excellence
Implement robust observability practices including metrics, tracing, dashboards, and automated alerting
Guide the team through performance tuning, resiliency engineering, and root-cause analysis to ensure production stability
Serve as a technical mentor to engineers of all levels, helping grow architectural thinking and problem-solving skills
Coach Junior Developers through hands-on pairing and structured guidance
Collaborate effectively with Product, Architecture, InfoSec, and DevOps to align technical solutions with strategic roadmaps
Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, technical curiosity, and continuous learning
Establish ownership of one or more critical services
Demonstrate hands-on contributions through high-quality, tested, production-ready code
Build strong working relationships across engineering, product, and architecture teams
Lead the ownership of one or more critical platform services
Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability in measurable ways
Raise engineering standards across the team through mentorship, design leadership, and tooling improvements
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong track record of delivering production systems
7+ years of backend development experience in Java and Python
Deep understanding of SQL, data modeling, query optimization techniques, and effective caching strategies
Strong understanding of AWS concepts, cloud architecture patterns, and cloud-native engineering best practices
Hands-on experience with key AWS services such as API Gateway, S3, Lambda, SQS, and SNS (highly preferred)
Experience working with a variety of database technologies including DynamoDB, RDS, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL, and other NoSQL/relational systems
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to Docker, ECS, and EKS (preferred)
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog dashboards, or similar platforms (preferred)
Proven ability to create architectural documentation, lead collaborative whiteboarding sessions, and effectively communicate complex technical designs to diverse audiences
Demonstrated engineering leadership experience—driving technical direction, mentoring peers, and elevating team performance
Skilled in operating within Agile environments, emphasizing iterative development, collective ownership, and continuous improvement
Ability to navigate ambiguity, create clarity, and drive outcomes in fast-paced environments
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across teams and levels of the organization
Preferred
Hands-on experience with key AWS services such as API Gateway, S3, Lambda, SQS, and SNS
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to Docker, ECS, and EKS
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog dashboards, or similar platforms
Benefits
Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program
Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short--term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays
Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options
Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs
Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!
Company
Best Egg
Best Egg is a consumer financial technology platform that aims to help people feel more confident about their everyday finances through a suite of products and resources.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Best Egg has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.09BKey Investors
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)Invus
2022-03-10Series E· $225M
2018-01-29Debt Financing· $495M
2017-11-08Debt Financing· $312M
Leadership Team
Alex Rhodes
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-06-26
2024-05-24
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