Lead Software Engineer - Real-Time Events

For our client, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Real-Time Events to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.

This role will own the design and delivery of high-throughput, real-time event systems that support critical production workflows. The engineer will partner closely with product, data, and consumer-facing teams to improve reliability, performance, and adherence to business SLAs. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with visibility across architecture, implementation, operations, and incident response.

Lead architectural discussions, own key pipeline initiatives, and guide the design and launch of production features for the real-time event platform.

Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that create operational advantages and implement them in production.

Collaborate with product, data, and consumer teams to align system performance with business SLAs.

Mentor team members through design and code reviews, ensuring quality delivery.

Improve service instrumentation and alerting, and manage on-call responsibilities directly.

Drive post-incident analysis to support continuous improvement of system reliability.

Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $200,000 – $210,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and launch features for the real-time event pipeline in production
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies for operational advantages and implement them in production
• Lead architectural discussions and take ownership of key pipeline projects
• Mentor team members through design and code reviews, ensuring quality delivery
• Collaborate with product, data, and consumer teams to align system performance with business SLAs
• Improve service instrumentation and alerting, and manage on-call responsibilities directly
• Drive post-incident analysis to ensure continuous improvement of system reliability

Qualifications

• 8-10 years in software engineering at a Lead/Staff level on event or data-infrastructure systems
• Production experience with event streaming technologies such as Kafka or equivalent, as well as Python services and APIs
• Proficiency in cloud technologies, particularly AWS services like S3, SNS, and Lambda
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including monitoring and on-call responsibilities
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience in Scala or Java is a plus
• Proficiency with databases used in event pipelines, such as Postgres, MySQL, or DynamoDB
• Familiarity with scheduling tools like Apache Airflow
• Proven ability to manage high-throughput pipelines operationally

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employee equity options
• Employee discounts and virtual wellness classes
• Pet insurance and additional perks

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.