Hybrid Cloud-Native Software Lead - Portland

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to scale its cloud-native SaaS platform and drive technical excellence across the engineering organization. This hands-on leadership role combines software development, cloud architecture, mentorship, and team leadership.

The ideal candidate is an experienced full-stack engineer with strong AWS expertise who enjoys shaping architecture and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack development experience using modern front-end and back-end technologies.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting applications in AWS.
• Experience designing APIs, integrations, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable application development.
• Experience leading technical projects and influencing engineering decisions.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide software engineers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications, APIs, and integrations.
• Architect and implement solutions using AWS services and modern distributed systems patterns.
• Develop reusable frameworks, shared services, and platform capabilities.
• Lead implementation of complex technical initiatives across multiple systems and applications.
• Troubleshoot issues spanning application, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
• Ensure software quality, security, performance, and maintainability standards are met.
• Serve as the technical lead for strategic engineering initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, QA, and Operations teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Identify technical risks and provide proactive solutions.
• Help establish and promote engineering standards, best practices, and technical roadmaps.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Lead and support a small team of engineers.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture.
• Champion CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation, observability, and cloud best practices.
• Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Promote secure software development practices and compliance-focused engineering.

Skills

AWS

Full-stack development

Leadership

Mentorship

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

ECS/Fargate

CI/CD tools

TypeScript

React

Job description

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to scale its cloud-native SaaS platform and drive technical excellence across the engineering organization. This hands-on leadership role combines software development, cloud architecture, mentorship, and team leadership.

The ideal candidate is an experienced full-stack engineer with strong AWS expertise who enjoys shaping architecture and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions.