Lead Software Engineer

Hhaexchange; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

401K with match

Company holidays

Job summary

HHAeXchange, a leading home and community-based care technology platform, seeks a Lead Engineer to drive the technology vision for Pavillio, our next-generation home care management and caregiver platform.

You will work across the stack from Angular frontends to Go backends, guiding feature development, performance optimization, and scalable architecture. Expect a startup-like culture within a larger company and opportunity to influence care delivery at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with backend technologies (Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQS) and observability tools.
• Experience architecting SaaS solutions in cloud environments using microservices/serverless architectures.
• Strong CI/CD experience and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology vision and development of core components of Pavillio, our home care platform.
• Drive design and development of new features across frontend (Angular) and backend (Go).
• Optimize system performance and remediate bottlenecks.
• Promote experimentation and adoption of new technologies to improve the platform.
• Mentor a team of engineers and foster collaboration and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to define goals and requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain quality coding standards.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests; enhance the CI/CD pipeline.
• Monitor and optimize frontend and backend performance for scalability.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Ownership mentality

Ambiguity tolerance

Team player

Tools

Go

PostgreSQL

Redis

SQS

Kubernetes

Angular

GenAI tooling

AWS

Job description

Job Overview

HHAeXchange is the leading technology platform for home and community-based care. Founded in 2008, HHAeXchange was born out of an idea to create an end-to-end homecare solution to help people who are aging or have disabilities thrive in their homes and communities. Our employees are passionate about transforming the healthcare space by building the only homecare ecosystem that fully connects patients, caregivers, home care provider agencies, and payers.

We’re seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to drive the technology vision and development of our next-generation home care agency and caregiver platform. This role is a great fit for someone who wants to make a difference for tens of thousands of caregivers and families, working alongside a passionate and focused team. You’ll work across the full stack – from intuitive frontends to scalable backend services – diving into technologies like Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQS, Kubernetes, and GenAI tooling. You must value a ‘startup-like’ culture on a small but mighty team that unlocks rapid iteration cycles through a quick but thoughtful decision-making process.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technology vision and development of core components of Pavillio, our next-generation home care agency management and caregiver platform
• Independently drive design and development of new features and services across our frontend (Angular) and backend (Go) stack, support robust, scalable functionality
• Optimize system performance, identifying and remediating bottlenecks
• Promote a culture of experimentation and innovation by encouraging the exploration of new technologies, tools, and methodologies that can improve the platform for our users
• Mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence
• Help determine priorities, options, and tradeoffs across key decisions and approaches
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand software requirements and define goals
• Conduct code reviews, providing feedback to improve team efficiency and maintain quality coding standards
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure consistent software quality
• Enhance and maintain the CI/CD pipeline to automate builds and streamline deployments
• Monitor and optimize both front-end and back-end performance to ensure efficiency and scalability

Candidate Profile

• You enjoy tackling and solving complex problems
• You’re intellectually curious, a life-long learner who is willing to explore and discover new knowledge domains across frontend, backend, architecture, cloud, and DevOps to help drive optimal platform development decisions
• You feel passionate about making healthcare better for people
• You love being in the code, and may also see yourself growing as a leader and building out a team over time
• You have an ‘ownership’ mentality and take pride in your work
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity and being part of a dynamic team that learns and improves every day
• You’re seeking a ‘startup-like’ environment at a more established company

Other Requirements

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or HHAeXchange leader
• Travel 5-10%, including overnight travel, domestic & abroad (US and other delivery locations)
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering roles building on modern architectures and frameworks
• Deep experience in backend-development, specifically technologies such as Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQS, leading observability tools
• Depth in continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools
• Significant experience architecting, building and delivering complex, high-performance SaaS solutions deployed in cloud environments (AWS or similar) using microservices and serverless architectures
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexible, team player
• Ability to organize and plan work independently
• Willingness to explore and adopt AI tools responsibly to enhance productivity and innovation in your role

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary range for this US-based, full-time, and exempt position is $165,000-175,000/yr, not including variable compensation. An employee’s exact starting salary will be based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, merit, location, and the ability to exemplify the HHAeXchange core values.

This is a benefits-eligible position. HHAeXchange offers competitive health plans, paid time-off, company paid holidays, 401K retirement program with a Company elected match, including other company sponsored programs.

Equal Opportunity

HHAeXchange is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company offers employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, hairstyles, or any other status protected by local or federal law.