Lead Software Engineer Strategic Advantage Nashville, TN

Jamdanceacademy; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 118,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Advantage in Nashville, TN seeks a Lead Software Engineer to guide architecture, reliability, and delivery. You will discuss GitHub Actions tradeoffs with executives, align AWS decisions with product timelines, and translate compliance rules into guardrails baked into the build.

You’ll document decisions and APIs for the broader org, catch regressions in staging before Nashville customers see them, and join a mission-driven freelance team with growth opportunities and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software delivery and architecture decisions.
• Ability to translate compliance rules into build guardrails.
• Strong collaboration with executives and product teams.
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and a mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Walk technology stakeholders through GitHub Actions tradeoffs for strategic decisions.
• Negotiate AWS tradeoffs with product when timelines collide.
• Translate technology compliance rules into planning guardrails baked into the build.
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the org.
• Catch regressions in staging before affecting customers.

Skills

GitHub Actions

AWS

APIs

Architecture decisions

Documentation

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS

Job description

Strategic Advantage is scaling its technology platform across TN, and the Lead Software Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. Pair ambitious drive with 7 years and Strategic Advantage returns $118,000 - $165,000, a Nashville base, and growth that outpaces the title.

Key Responsibilities

• Walk technology stakeholders through GitHub Actions tradeoffs in language Strategic Advantage execs grasp
• Negotiate AWS tradeoffs with product when Strategic Advantage timelines and reality collide
• Translate technology compliance rules into Strategic Planning guardrails baked into the build
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Catch the human-first AWS regression in staging before it ever reaches Nashville customers

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with the rhythms of a mission-driven freelance team
• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• Detail-loving problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a thoughtfully-bold workplace

We're Strategic Advantage — a deeply-bought-in Nashville, TN outfit that treats GitHub Actions less like a feature and more like a craft. The fastest way to earn standing at Strategic Advantage is to make a teammate's hard problem disappear.

We frame the offer around growth: $118,000 - $165,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in TN.