Lead Software Engineer — Build Scalable Backend & Microservices

TechPioneer Inc; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 119,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Ownership of tech stack

Job summary

TechPioneer Inc. in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users daily. This role rewards initiative with ownership of technology and impactful delivery.

Responsibilities include designing robust backend services, collaborating with data teams, and guiding incident response. A strong track record in microservices and a proactive, learning mindset are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with composure.
• Proven track record delivering microservices in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with Milwaukee, WI-based teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services.
• Monitor Docker error budgets and prevent outages in Milwaukee.
• Collaborate with data teams to surface production insights.
• Document the Active Listening system for quick onboarding of the next lead engineer.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Set up alerting and monitor health of production systems.
• Build frontend interfaces with Docker.
• Push microservices changes behind feature flags for safe rollbacks.

Skills

Lead capacity

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Prioritization

Milwaukee experience

Kind attitude

Active Listening

Microservices

Tools

Docker

Job description

TechPioneer Inc. in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users daily. This role rewards initiative with ownership of technology and impactful delivery.

Responsibilities include designing robust backend services, collaborating with data teams, and guiding incident response. A strong track record in microservices and a proactive, learning mindset are highly valued.