Remote Staff Software Engineer — Lead Client Projects

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote in the United States

High-impact engineering projects

Customer engagement with partners

Mentorship and technical leadership

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer based in the United States to lead design, development, and deployment of backend systems, full-stack apps, and integrations for digital identity and credentialing solutions. You will work with customers and partners, guiding technical decisions and ensuring successful delivery in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities include owning architecture, translating requirements into actionable plans, mentoring engineers, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with production-grade applications.
• Experience leading medium- to large-scale engineering projects and coordinating multiple teams.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with customers and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium- to large-scale software engineering projects from initial requirements gathering and technical planning through implementation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Work directly with customers and external partners to understand their technical requirements, identify business needs, align priorities, and manage expectations throughout project delivery.
• Own technical architecture, design, and implementation decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with customer objectives.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems, full-stack web applications, APIs, and integrations supporting digital identity and credentialing solutions.
• Translate complex customer requirements into clear technical specifications, implementation strategies, and actionable project plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams to coordinate dependencies, resolve technical blockers, and ensure high-quality project execution.
• Act as a primary technical point of contact for customers and partners, providing updates on project progress, technical decisions, potential risks, and recommended solutions.
• Support integrations with customer infrastructure, third‑party services, and legacy systems, ensuring interoperability and reliable performance.
• Proactively identify technical challenges, project dependencies, and delivery risks while recommending improvements to engineering workflows and implementation processes.
• Contribute to code reviews, testing, technical documentation, and engineering best practices to maintain high standards of software quality.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to fellow engineers, encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous development.
• Communicate customer feedback and implementation insights to internal teams to help improve existing products, services, and technical platforms.
• Take ownership of technical outcomes while balancing multiple priorities and navigating evolving project requirements.
• Travel occasionally within the United States as needed to support customer engagements and project delivery.

Skills

Rust

Go

Java

C#

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer based in the United States to lead design, development, and deployment of backend systems, full-stack apps, and integrations for digital identity and credentialing solutions. You will work with customers and partners, guiding technical decisions and ensuring successful delivery in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities include owning architecture, translating requirements into actionable plans, mentoring engineers, and