Remote Lead Software Engineer — AI Safety Platform

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 131,186 - 180,381; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. seeks a Lead Software Engineer for a remote role with UL Research Institutes' DSRI. You will guide development of large-scale software for safety insights, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, AI tooling usage, and cross-functional collaboration across research and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in software engineering across React, Python services, API design, data handling and databases.
• Architectural judgment from real experience; ability to trade off approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack software systems and platforms for large-scale research and dissemination of safety insights.
• Set technical direction and align architecture with DSRI priorities.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training.

Skills

React

Python

Async patterns

API design

PostgreSQL

Data structures

Containers

Deployment

Observability

Architectural judgment

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. seeks a Lead Software Engineer for a remote role with UL Research Institutes' DSRI. You will guide development of large-scale software for safety insights, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, AI tooling usage, and cross-functional collaboration across research and engineering teams.