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Very · 1 day ago

Lead Software Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$175K/yr - $185K/yr

10+ years exp

Very is a fully distributed technology firm focused on creating efficient and scalable solutions for various clients. The Lead Software Engineer will act as the key technical architect across multiple client engagements, ensuring alignment of technical strategy with business goals and delivering high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software solutions.

ConsultingFacial RecognitionInternet of ThingsMobileProduct DesignSmart Home

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead architecture reviews, ensuring technical integrity, maintainability, and security

Partner with Product Managers and Technical Leads to translate client needs into technical plans and deliverables

Contribute high-quality, production-ready code, modeling best practices for implementation and testing

Ensure adherence to Very’s standards for code quality, testing, and documentation

Create and maintain automated tests across all layers of the stack

Develop and manage deployments, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and alerting

Support project health through proactive technical risk identification and mitigation

Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback that improves overall quality

Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and development of engineering talent

Represent Very in client meetings and at industry events as a subject-matter expert

Lead junior engineers on client programs through development and 24/7 on-call rotation and assist in diagnosing and resolving production issues

Qualification

JavaDjangoAWSReactCI/CDPythonTypeScriptTerraformClient CommunicationTechnical LeadershipProblem SolvingTeam Mentoring

Required

BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

10+ years of professional software development experience

4+ years of experience developing Java based backend applications

3+ years in a technical leadership role overseeing cross-functional engineering teams

Proven success delivering full-stack systems from concept to production

Demonstrated ability to maintain public facing production systems at scale

Experience leading complex projects involving platform, backend and frontend development

Strong client-facing communication and executive presentation skills

Deep expertise in multiple backend frameworks especially Django and Dropwizard

Strong front-end experience in React, Expo, Vite, TypeScript

Skilled in relational and non-relational data modeling

Extensive knowledge in building from scratch and supporting event driven cloud platforms in AWS and Azure including security, logging, monitoring, observability and performance at scale

AWS service expertise: Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS

Highly proficient in CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Pulimi)

Must be US-based

US Citizen (required)

Must be able to pass a Federal Personnel Security clearance (company will facilitate)

Client Obsessed: Keeps the client's success front and center. Measures technical choices by their business impact

Communicates Effectively: Expert communicator who informs, engages, and aligns diverse audiences

Sets the Bar: Holds themselves and others to exceptionally high technical and delivery standards

Thrives in the Grind: Finds energy and satisfaction in complex, high-stakes work — and helps others do the same

Leads Through Complexity: Brings clarity and direction when projects are messy, high-pressure, or uncertain