Lead Software Engineer

Filetwigbay; Hilo (HI); On-site; USD 157,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible policy

Job summary

KPMG in Hawaii (Hilo) is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own features end-to-end, drive architecture improvements, and mentor teammates on an autonomy-rich team. You will partner with product and design to deliver impactful software, monitor health, and push for reliable CI/CD improvements on production environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration, clarity in communication, and the ability to operate with minimal permission while meeting tight deadlines in a busy, purpose-led environment.

Qualifications

• Autonomy in ownership of features and code quality.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into plain English.
• Comfort collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship features with accountability for end-to-end delivery.
• Monitor system health and set up production alerting.
• Refactor and scale architecture to handle higher loads.
• Collaborate with product and design to ship features end-to-end.
• Support CI/CD improvements and fix production issues.

Skills

Autonomy

Collaborative problem-solving

Clear communication

Deadline-driven

Mentorship

Job description

We're after a Lead Software Engineer whose idea of a good day is an autonomy-rich pull request that closed three tickets and opened zero. This lead role pairs a $157,000 - $239,000 salary with hands‑on ownership, a collaborative team, and clear opportunities to level up.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry an autonomy-rich Interpersonal Skills feature through code freeze without breaking KPMG stability
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for quietly‑ambitious production environments
• Slice the metrics‑driven technology monolith into Cypress services Hilo, HI can deploy alone
• Re‑architect the technology flow so Interpersonal Skills handles ten times Hilo's current load
• Pair‑program tricky Public Speaking edge cases with engineers across Hilo, HI
• Decide when to buy Cypress versus build it for KPMG's Hilo, HI stack
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
• Ship CI/CD fixes to KPMG customers in Hilo, HI the same day they report them

What You’ll Bring

• Wildly‑collaborative problem‑solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Demonstrated knack for making the sharp‑but‑gentle feel manageable
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Experience thriving in a purpose‑led, deadline‑driven setting like KPMG
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly

The clarity‑seeking team behind KPMG chose Hilo on purpose, betting that great technology work doesn't need a coastal zip code. The door to every manager at KPMG is genuinely open, calendar permitting and politics aside.

We trade fair $157,000 - $239,000 for your talent and throw in mentorship, benefits, and a flexibility policy people actually use.

The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Lead Software Engineer role live again.