Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

Company Description

Ten Mile Square Technologies is a high-end technology consulting firm based in the Northern Virginia area. Our customers routinely call upon us to solve some of the largest scale and hardest problems in computer science and software development. If you have a solid grounding in software engineering, continuous delivery, and computer science, and are looking for a career opportunity to grow and leverage those skills to the fullest while working on cutting edge technologies – Ten Mile Square is the place to be!Job Description

Compensation: USD 160,000 - 184,000 yearly

Job Description

Ten Mile Square is looking for a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead a remote-first team of full-stack software engineers working in a complex enterprise environment. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can drive technical direction, maintain a high delivery bar, and operate effectively across architecture, product, and engineering stakeholders.

The initial assignment is to help lead the development and modernization of enterprise financial services platforms, including backend systems, federated GraphQL services, workflow-driven application components, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. The right candidate will combine strong software engineering depth with delivery accountability, sound technical judgment, and the ability to move work forward in messy, real-world environments.

Salary (Base + Target Bonus): $184K ($160K + $24K).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead a team of software engineers, SDETs, and DevOps-oriented engineers in the delivery of complex software systems

Perform hands-on application programming with an emphasis on backend and integration systems development using GraphQL, Apollo, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines

Architect, design, and build distributed systems and integrations using a suite of AWS components including but not limited to EKS, Lambda, S3, MSK, and Aurora

Design and implement GraphQL subgraphs and contribute to federated graph architecture and schema governance

Define and maintain architectural standards, ensuring systems remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise constraints

Set a high technical and delivery bar by modeling engineering best practices and enforcing expectations around quality, reliability, testing, observability, and operational support

Guide teams in making sound technical decisions and tradeoffs, ensuring solutions are aligned with long-term strategy while still delivering near-term value

Oversee project execution across multiple complex initiatives, managing timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes

Define and enforce engineering best practices around code quality, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and cloud operations

Champion engineering operational excellence, including observability, automation, reliability, performance improvements, and production support

Promote a DevOps and cloud-first mindset, ensuring teams fully leverage modern engineering practices and cloud-native capabilities

Work with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into epics, stories, technical plans, and delivery workstreams

Mentor developers on the team

Ensure technical documentation is clear, accurate, and accessible to the technology team

Contribute as a member of an Agile team and promote Agile practices

Proactively collaborate with the Ten Mile Square team on development and knowledge sharing

Represent yourself and Ten Mile Square with integrity, expertise, and value

Maintain the confidentiality of our clients on an ongoing basisQualifications

2+ years of experience as a tech lead

3+ years of experience as a senior software engineer

7+ years of software development experience including 3+ years of TypeScript and Node.js

2+ years of experience working with GraphQL

Strong experience developing, deploying, and supporting systems in AWS

Strong SQL skills

Working knowledge of at least one of the following frontend JavaScript frameworks: Angular, Ionic, React, or Vue

Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines

Full application stack development experience from front-end to persistence

Full software lifecycle participation from requirements to post-implementation support

Linux command line proficiency

Strong understanding of software engineering practices, testing strategy, and operational support in production environments

Strong communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

More importantly,

Be passionate about what you do

Demonstrate the ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly

Be detail-oriented

Have high integrity and quality of work ethic

Be self-motivated to proactively identify and solve problems

Have excellent communication skills within the team and with clients

Additional Information

EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE DESERVE EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS

100% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (including family)

100% company paid individual short- and long-term disability

100% company paid vision insurance

3% company contribution to 401(k)

15 days paid time off per year + 1 day/year up to 20 days

10 training days per year

8 company holidays + 2 personal days

Individual performance-based quarterly cash incentive

Combined individual and company based annual cash incentive

Public transit reimbursement

Additional Details:

Job Type: Full-time, not C2C/1099

Job Location: Remote, US based only

East Coast working hours

Occasional travel may be required depending on team or assignment

Visa Sponsorship: None available at this time

Full-time

Fully remote