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Job description
Lead Software Engineer
Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid, 3 days per week)
Pay: $200k - $240k Base + Bonus
No Sponsorship Offered
About the Opportunity
A rapidly growing organization is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to help drive its next generation of AI-powered software development initiatives. This position will play a critical role in modernising legacy systems, leveraging large language models to improve engineering productivity, and shaping the future of AI-assisted software delivery at scale.
This is a highly visible individual contributor opportunity with significant ownership, partnering closely with engineering leadership to influence technical strategy and lead one of the team's key product verticals.
Responsibilities
Partner with engineering leaders to define technical direction and implementation strategy
Develop and enhance AI-powered solutions that improve software development workflows
Modernise and migrate legacy applications into scalable, maintainable architectures
Design and implement full-stack applications using modern TypeScript-based technologies
Evaluate, deploy, and improve AI agents for coding, code review, and software delivery processes
Drive development towards specification-based engineering practices
Contribute to production readiness through observability, monitoring, metrics, and alerting
Lead technical initiatives across a cross-functional engineering organisation
Collaborate with teams to validate system performance and reliability in production
Must-Have Qualifications
8+ years of software engineering experience
Advanced experience with TypeScript and modern server-side development frameworks
Experience with technologies such as NestJS, Remix, OpenRouter, or similar platforms
Proven exposure to AI, LLMs, AI-assisted development tools, or generative AI initiatives
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
Who can apply
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