Lead Software Engineer

Egreenservices; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 171,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Freelance hours

Job summary

Sony Pictures in Denton, TX is looking for a Lead Software Engineer who treats reliability as a feature. You will own features from concept to production, shipping Laravel-based components and facilitating cloud migrations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, Cypress testing, and hands-on work with Node.js within a fast-moving team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Ownership of features from whiteboard sketch to production.
• Experience with Laravel and Node.js in cloud-friendly environments.
• Experience shipping Cypress-based integration tests.

Responsibilities

• Ship Laravel features that move Sony Pictures's technology roadmap forward.
• Write the Cypress integration tests that catch regressions before production in Denton, TX.
• Refactor the technology module Sony Pictures has been afraid to touch.
• Ship incremental improvements to Sony Pictures's Denton platform on a regular cadence.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to production without dropping the baton.
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.

Skills

Laravel

Active Listening

Cypress

Node.js

Pattern recognition

Tools

Cypress

Job description

We're growing the technology group at Sony Pictures and need a Lead Software Engineer who treats reliability as a feature, not an afterthought. What anchors this Denton job is ownership; the $113,000 - $171,000, the freelance hours, the 7-year ask all hang off that.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the deeply-curious Laravel features that move Sony Pictures's technology roadmap forward
• Write the Active Listening integration tests that catch regressions before Denton, TX ships them
• Refactor the technology module Sony Pictures has been afraid to touch
• Ship incremental improvements to Sony Pictures's Denton platform on a regular cadence
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Denton, TX production without dropping the baton
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture

What You'll Bring

• Strong working knowledge of Active Listening and Laravel
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Demonstrated Cypress expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• A Sony Pictures mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow

Rooted in Denton and restless by nature, Sony Pictures keeps reinventing how Node.js and Collaboration fit together. Feedback flows in every direction at Sony Pictures, from the newest hire to the people signing the $113,000 - $171,000 checks.

We do not just dangle $113,000 - $171,000; we back it with mentorship, a real benefits suite, and schedules that bend around Denton, TX living.

Still warm and still open, this freelance listing just got updated.

Join the people at Sony Pictures who chose interesting work over a comfortable rut.