Digital Software Engineering Consultant

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Connecticut seeks a senior software leader to drive end-to-end delivery across the stack, shaping architecture and guiding implementation. You will mentor engineers, improve velocity and quality, and partner with product managers to translate business needs into scalable solutions.

You will advocate for secure coding, testing, and automation, while aligning technical work with business goals and collaborating with DevOps for deployment readiness and observability.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with full-stack or backend-focused roles.
• Proficiency in React, Node.js, Python, SQL/NoSQL; cloud platforms like Azure or AWS.
• Experience with system design and API development at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment.
• Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality.
• Partner with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation.
• Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support.
• Influence team-level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.

Skills

React

Node.js

Python

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

API design

DevOps

CI/CD

Observability

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the end to end delivery of major software components and services across the tech stack, from design to deployment.
• Serve as a technical lead on initiatives, coordinating development efforts, setting engineering direction and driving improvements to velocity and quality.
• Partner with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide architectural input and advocate for engineering best practices, including secure coding, testing, and automation.
• Actively mentor engineers of varying experience levels through code reviews, technical guidance, and career development support.
• Influence team-level planning and prioritization by aligning technical solutions with business goals and constraints.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure deployment readiness, observability, and performance.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues.

Requirements

• 6–9 years of professional software development experience, including full-stack or backend‑focused roles.
• Strong proficiency in multiple technologies (e.g., React, Node.js, Python, SQL/NoSQL, cloud platforms like Azure or AWS).
• Experience with system design, architectural patterns, and API development at scale.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.