Remote Lead Software Engineer & Tech Leader

Gifthealth; North Carolina; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gifthealth is seeking a Lead Senior Software Engineer to steer technical direction and build scalable software that supports affordable healthcare access. You will mentor 2–8 engineers, guide architecture, and collaborate with product/design/ops to translate business needs into robust solutions.

You’ll shape engineering culture, drive delivery, and ensure secure, reliable systems in a fast-growing healthcare technology environment. Remote work with daytime hours is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field OR equivalent professional experience (Required)
• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience (Required)
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or small engineering teams (Required)
• Experience leading teams using Agile or similar delivery methodologies (Required)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Required)
• Knowledge of Ruby and Ruby on Rails (Rails 7 or similar frameworks); modern web application architecture and RESTful APIs; relational databases (Postgres) and data modeling; and cloud platforms and production systems (Required)
• Strong software design and coding skills with emphasis on clean, maintainable, and testable code (Required)
• Technical leadership, code review, and architectural decision-making skills (Required)
• Team leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills (Required)
• Cross-functional communication and collaboration skills (Required)
• Ability to translate abstract business problems into technical solutions (Required)
• Ability to prioritize work and balance hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities (Required)
• Ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across teams (Required)
• Ability to scale teams and systems in a high-growth environment (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Leads design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-quality software solutions aligned with business priorities
• Provides technical leadership, code reviews, and architectural guidance to engineering team
• Manages, mentors, and supports a team of 2–8 software engineers, including performance feedback and career development
• Collaborates with product, design, operations, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Oversees system reliability, performance monitoring, testing strategies, and production support
• Contributes to documentation, development standards, and continuous improvement of engineering processes

Skills

Leadership

Ruby on Rails

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL

System design

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Rails

Ruby

AWS

Docker

Job description

Gifthealth is seeking a Lead Senior Software Engineer to steer technical direction and build scalable software that supports affordable healthcare access. You will mentor 2–8 engineers, guide architecture, and collaborate with product/design/ops to translate business needs into robust solutions.

You’ll shape engineering culture, drive delivery, and ensure secure, reliable systems in a fast-growing healthcare technology environment. Remote work with daytime hours is available.