Lead Software Engineer — Architect a Lifesaving Web Platform

ApplyMint; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid vacation (120 hours first year)

7 paid holidays + 1 personal holiday

40 hours paid sick time

403b retirement plan with 3% match

Employee Assistance Program

Service Awards

Job summary

San Diego Blood Bank seeks a Lead Software Engineer to own the software architecture for a new browser-based business application, while hands-on coding accounts for ~70% of time. You will mentor two Software Engineer I roles and work with stakeholders to map a technical roadmap and delivery estimates.

You will champion secure coding, CI/CD practices, and the use of AI-assisted development tools, ensuring quality and maintainability across production systems and internal customer service."

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of progressively responsible professional software development experience building and supporting web applications.
• Two+ years leading, supervising, or mentoring software developers.
• Experience designing software architecture and selecting technology stacks for new applications.
• Proficiency across the full stack and modern engineering practices, including Git, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Define and document the overall software architecture for the business application, including tech stack choices.
• Develop, test, and maintain production code across the full application stack.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, including coding conventions, version control, testing, and CI/CD processes.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs, work breakdowns, and delivery estimates with stakeholders.
• Plan and prioritize the development backlog and assign work to developers.
• Mentor two Software Engineer I roles through code reviews and pairing sessions.
• Review all code prior to release to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Implement and maintain application security practices (authentication, authorization, data protection).
• Maintain development, test, and production environments and release management processes.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot production issues to root cause.
• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
• Research and recommend new tools and technologies to improve practices.
• Coordinate with IT on integrations, backups, and disaster recovery.

Skills

Software architecture

Full stack development

Team leadership

CI/CD & testing

Code reviews

Security best practices

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in CS or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Relational databases

APIs

Job description

San Diego Blood Bank seeks a Lead Software Engineer to own the software architecture for a new browser-based business application, while hands-on coding accounts for ~70% of time. You will mentor two Software Engineer I roles and work with stakeholders to map a technical roadmap and delivery estimates.

You will champion secure coding, CI/CD practices, and the use of AI-assisted development tools, ensuring quality and maintainability across production systems and internal customer service."