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About the Role

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will serve as the key technical architect across multiple client engagements, ensuring that each system’s design and implementation align with customer goals and business outcomes. You’ll architect modern, scalable software spanning AWS & Azure infrastructure, backend, web, and mobile — and you’ll get your hands dirty in implementation. Your technical skills must meet a very high standard: you’ll set the bar for engineering excellence through high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. This is not an easy role. You’ll work in complex domains, under real deadlines, and with clients who expect you to bring clarity, confidence, and results.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture reviews, ensuring technical integrity, maintainability, and security.
Partner with Product Managers and Technical Leads to translate client needs into technical plans and deliverables.
Contribute high-quality, production-ready code, modeling best practices for implementation and testing.
Ensure adherence to Very’s standards for code quality, testing, and documentation.
Create and maintain automated tests across all layers of the stack.
Develop and manage deployments, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and alerting.
Support project health through proactive technical risk identification and mitigation.
Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback that improves overall quality.
Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.
Represent Very in client meetings and at industry events as a subject-matter expert.
Lead junior engineers on client programs through development and 24/7 on-call rotation and assist in diagnosing and resolving production issues.

Requirements

Must be US-based.
US Citizen (required).
BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
10+ years of professional software development experience
Professional backend development experience using Java or another modern object-oriented language. Experience writing production Java applications is preferred, but exceptional backend engineers with comparable experience who are confident they can become productive in Java quickly are encouraged to apply.
3+ years in a technical leadership role overseeing cross-functional engineering teams
Proven success delivering full-stack systems from concept to production
Demonstrated ability to maintain public facing production systems at scale
Experience leading complex projects involving platform, backend and frontend development
Strong client-facing communication and executive presentation skills
Professional services or consulting experience strongly preferred
Deep expertise in modern backend application development. Experience with frameworks such as Dropwizard, Spring Boot, Django, FastAPI, or comparable production frameworks is valued. For the initial client engagement, you’ll primarily be working with Java and Dropwizard.
Strong front-end experience in React, Expo, Vite, TypeScript
Skilled in relational and non-relational data modeling
Extensive knowledge in building from scratch and supporting event driven cloud platforms in AWS and Azure including security, logging, monitoring, observability and performance at scale
Experience working with AWS services including: Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS
Highly proficient in CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Pulimi)
No contractors or agencies.
Do not apply if you require Visa Sponsorship.
Must reside in the United States and be a U.S. citizen.

Skills

Client Obsessed: Keeps the client’s success front and center. Measures technical choices by their business impact.
Communicates Effectively: Expert communicator who informs, engages, and aligns diverse audiences.
Sets the Bar: Holds themselves and others to exceptionally high technical and delivery standards.
Thrives in the Grind: Finds energy and satisfaction in complex, high-stakes work — and helps others do the same.
Leads Through Complexity: Brings clarity and direction when projects are messy, high-pressure, or uncertain.
React
Vite
Expo
TypeScript
WebSockets
Progressive Web Apps
Java (Dropwizard)
Node.js
Python (FastAPI, Django)
AWS (Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS)
Azure
Docker
Terraform
Pulimi
GitHub Actions
CI/CD pipelines
Postgres
Redis
TimescaleDB
DynamoDB
Jest
Cypress
Pytest

Location

Remote – United States

Work Type

Remote
Contract (1099)

Experience Level

10+ years of professional software development experience
3+ years in a technical leadership role

Education Level

BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Salary/Compensations

USD $100 per hour

About the Company

Very is a fully distributed technology firm led by expert problem-solvers who create efficient, scalable solutions that move commercial, industrial, and consumer products from pilot to production in record time.
We believe that real innovation happens in the grind — working shoulder to shoulder with clients who are building the future. Our team thrives on that energy. When we’re not helping clients deliver business-critical outcomes, we’re refining our craft and celebrating what it means to do hard things well.
We’ve built a collaborative, tight-knit culture that thrives in both remote and in-person settings. We’ve won numerous workplace awards over the years, including Great Place to Work certification and recognition from Parity.org as a Best Company for Women to Advance.
Our clients include well-known brands like Vizio, Peloton, Clear, iHeart Radio, and Fellowes — all determined to leverage connected devices and AI to drive meaningful impact. Our job is simple: help them win.