Remote Lead Software Engineer

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 basis

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

Job Type: Remote, Full-Time, Permanent