Lead Software Engineer

**This is a direct hire with one of our clients. This role is fully remote. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.** Our client is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to take ownership of a rapidly growing SaaS platform that is scaling by hundreds of customers per month. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role responsible for the architecture, development, infrastructure, reliability, and long-term growth of the Testimonials platform. The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineering leader who enjoys owning a product end to end, leading technical decision-making, partnering directly with Product, and remaining actively involved in development and operations. This individual will play a key role in driving platform scalability, enterprise feature development, security initiatives, and SOC 2 readiness while helping modernize engineering practices through AI-enabled development tools and workflows. Responsibilities Technical Ownership Own the Testimonials platform, including architecture, code quality, infrastructure, and production reliability. Manage and enhance Kubernetes-based deployments, observability, scalability, and release processes. Make and document key architectural decisions. Maintain operational and technical documentation. Support platform growth and increasing customer demand. Engineering Leadership Lead day-to-day delivery of the product roadmap. Partner with Product on roadmap planning and technical tradeoff