Vertex Inc. · 22 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$139K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expVertex Inc. is a technology company that builds solutions for global commerce. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive performance and scale for their market-leading SaaS products, focusing on delivering high-quality performance engineering solutions and mentoring junior engineers.
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Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Apply software and performance engineering practices to architecture, and technology choices that lead to high performing, scalable solutions. Lead and mentor junior engineers, guide technical design and architecture discussions with a performance by design approach
Build Transformative AI Solutions: Drive tangible outcomes through hands-on implementation for the end-to-end technical delivery of performance engineering AI solutions by creating or leveraging data for ingestion by LLMs with NLP APIs to accelerate performance testing and delivery outcomes
Accountability: Take primary ownership of designing, developing, and personally implementing high-quality performance engineering solutions. A significant part of this will involve architecting and deploying complex AI and Large Language Model (LLM) based intelligent agents and automated workflows, all built to deliver automation and performance engineering outcomes
Become a Trusted Strategic Partner: Embed yourself deeply with value stream engineering teams to truly grasp their performance needs, challenges and strategic product goals. You'll translate these nuanced needs into clear, actionable technical performance goals and solution designs, building strong relationships as their primary performance advisor and leading performance discussions and optimizing features
Proactively Remove Technical Blockers: Identify, analyze, and directly resolve complex technical performance challenges during all phases of release delivery, from planning, design, to sophisticated performance test automation and advanced agent orchestration. You'll be the ultimate go-to expert for driving value stream product performance
Development: Design, code (hands-on), and maintain (proactive monitoring, troubleshooting) software solutions using object-oriented or modern languages (C#, Java, Go etc.)
Test: Create test scenarios and design, develop, and execute corresponding automated tests
Cloud Infrastructure: Experience with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure or GCP. Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm etc.)
Collaboration: Excel in global cross-functional teams, including product management, senior leaders, engineering and architecture
Code Reviews: Utilize code reviews to ensure code quality, performance and maintainability, as well as mentoring opportunities
Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement by driving engineering excellence, conducting root cause analyses, and implementing feedback loops to enhance code quality, team productivity, and system reliability
Qualification
Required
Master's degree (preferred) or bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
8 - 10 years in a combination of software and performance engineering, with at least 3 years in Cloud Native SaaS applications and preferably 2-3 years mentoring and coaching engineers in a leadership role
Experience working on AI/ML initiatives or certifications in AI technologies is a strong plus
Knowledge of queueing theory and performance models (USL, Little's Law, Amdahl's Law) a plus
Experience in object-oriented/modern languages (C#, Java, Go etc.)
Proven ability to lead technical engagements, mentor junior team members, and oversee technical aspects of projects
Proven ability to implement and drive performance test methodologies, principles, patterns, and practices across multiple parallel initiatives
Demonstrated accountability, a 'get-things-done' attitude, and a focus on fast, impactful delivery, with a proven ability to lead technical initiatives
Proficient in RESTful API, Open API design and development, and database technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL)
Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
Experience in designing and implementing scalable test automation strategies using modern frameworks and tools such as k6, Locust, JMeter., with integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) and cloud-based testing platforms
Experience designing and delivering AI solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), with a strong focus on Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Understanding of security best practices and frameworks
Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills across time zones
Benefits
Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB)
Role-specific sales commission/bonus
Equity grants
Company
Vertex Inc.
The rapid changes taking place in today’s global business, technology, and regulatory environments are having a compounding effect on the complexity of indirect tax management and putting more pressure on the corporate tax function than ever before.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$345M2024-04-23Post Ipo Debt· $345M
2020-07-29IPO
Leadership Team
David DeStefano
Non Executive Chairman
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