Lead Software Engineer

Sbs Cybersecurity; Madison (SD); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SBS CyberSecurity, a premier cybersecurity firm headquartered in Madison, SD, seeks a Team Lead for a fully remote software development role. You will mentor developers, drive large GRC web projects, and enforce coding standards while delivering on time and within budget.

Lead design and feature work in an Agile setting, stay hands-on with code, guide the team to robust solutions, and grow talent through feedback and mentoring. This role is remote with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field - or equivalent experience that got you to the same place.
• 5+ years in software development, including at least 2 years leading or mentoring others.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and analytical instincts.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• A solid understanding of software development methodologies and the project lifecycle.
• Strong experience with .NET Core and its frameworks, front-end tech like Razor, Vue.js, or React, and tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or GitHub.
• Familiarity with QA, unit, integration, and UI testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of developers through the full project lifecycle, from a rough idea to something live and working.
• Help design and build new features in an Agile environment - you'll stay hands-on both working on the code yourself as well as guiding team members to build better solutions.
• Own code quality: set the bar on coding standards and quality assurance and hold the team to it with care.
• Partner closely with other teams, stakeholders, and clients to make sure what gets built solves the right problem.
• Keep the team sharp - run and participate in training, share what you're learning, and stay current on industry trends.
• Dig into hard technical problems and bring the team creative, workable solutions.
• Manage team resources and workload so people are set up to do their best work.
• Take part in hiring - help us find the next people who'll make this team better.
• Lead the team in utilizing AI solutions for efficient and effective coding practices.
• Set clear short- and long-term goals for the team, and make sure everyone understands not just what we're building, but why.
• Give real feedback through performance reviews and invest in your team's growth - their development is part of your job.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

.NET Core

Razor

Vue.js

React

Azure DevOps

Jira

GitHub

QA testing (unit/integration/UI)

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Remote-US - Madison, SD 57042, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 Salary, Job Category: Software Engineering, The code you write here helps protect thousands of businesses across the country from the cyber threats that keep their leadership up at night. That’s the work happening at SBS CyberSecurity every day -and we’re looking for a Team Lead to help guide the developers building it.

This isn’t a role where you disappear into a ticket queue. We want your technical chops – but just as much, we want your judgement, your mentorship, and your ideas about how a team should work. If leading people matters to you as much as writing good code, keep reading

Why SBS

We're a premier cybersecurity firm headquartered in Madison, SD, with a people-first, collaborative culture that is present every day, even when you’re fully remote. You'll be part of a small, tight-knit development team working on projects that have a real, visible impact for the organizations that trust us.

What You'll Do

As Team Lead, you'll be a technical leader others look to - someone accountable for getting large projects, primarily for GRC web applications, across the finish line, on time and on budget, without losing sight of the people doing the work.

• Lead and mentor a team of developers through the full project lifecycle, from a rough idea to something live and working.
• Help design and build new features in an Agile environment - you'll stay hands-on both working on the code yourself as well as guiding team members to build better solutions.
• Own code quality: set the bar on coding standards and quality assurance and hold the team to it with care.
• Partner closely with other teams, stakeholders, and clients to make sure what gets built solves the right problem.
• Keep the team sharp - run and participate in training, share what you're learning, and stay current on industry trends.
• Dig into hard technical problems and bring the team creative, workable solutions.
• Manage team resources and workload so people are set up to do their best work.
• Take part in hiring - help us find the next people who'll make this team better.
• Lead the team in utilizing AI solutions for efficient and effective coding practices.
• Set clear short- and long-term goals for the team, and make sure everyone understands not just what we're building, but why.
• Give real feedback through performance reviews and invest in your team's growth - their development is part of your job.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is listed above. Actual base salary will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors. This range represents SBS CyberSecurity's good-faith estimate of the compensation reasonably expected for this position at the time of posting.

Qualifications: What You Bring

These are the things we need to see - the foundation this role is built on:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field - or equivalent experience that got you to the same place.
• 5+ years in software development, including at least 2 years leading or mentoring others.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and analytical instincts.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• A solid understanding of software development methodologies and the project lifecycle.
• Strong experience with .NET Core and its frameworks, front-end tech like Razor, Vue.js, or React, and tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or GitHub.
• Familiarity with QA, unit, integration, and UI testing strategies.

What Would Excite Us

Nobody checks every box - and we don't expect you to. If you bring experience or curiosity in any of the following, we want to hear about it:

• A track record of leading teams and a working knowledge of back-end, front-end, and database development.
• An eye for application security - comfort with code analysis tools and actually fixing what they find.
• Experience with ETL processes, data lakes, or data warehousing.
• Familiarity with authentication protocols (OAuth2, SAML) or directory services (LDAP).
• Curiosity about where AI is heading in software development, and ideas about how it fits into our work.

The Details

This is a full-time, fully remote position with occasional travel.

Standard hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CT, with flexibility built in - occasional evenings or weekends may come up as the work demands.

This role carries supervisory responsibility.

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully pefrom the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, use a keyboard and mouse (or alternative input device), and use a telephone. Employees will frequently lift 0-10 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities required of the employee. The employee will be expected to perform other duties as assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.

We comply with the ADA and consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

We will not discharge or, in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the legal duty of the contractor to furnish information.

SBS CyberSecurity, LLC is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or status of protected veteran.

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