Senior Lead Software Engineer

hackajob; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-site Health And Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

hackajob is seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction and deliver secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage. You will mentor senior engineers and own the Terraform strategy and execution.

In this role you will drive architecture standards, ensure production readiness, and collaborate across teams to optimize reliability and security. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering with proven technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Python.
• Strong system design, security, and production stability experience.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and lead delivery of secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage.
• Drive architecture standards and mentor senior engineers.
• Own the enterprise Terraform strategy and execution.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

System Design

Security

Operational Stability

CI/CD

SDLC

Cloud Networking

IAM

Infrastructure As Code

Technical Leadership

Cloud Storage

EC2

Job description

Set the technical direction and lead the delivery of secure, scalable self-service platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage. Drive architecture standards, mentor senior engineers, and own the enterprise Terraform strategy and execution.

Requirements

Requires over 7 years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership and deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Python. Candidates must have strong experience in system design, security, and operational stability within production environments.

Key Skills

• AWS


• Terraform


• Python


• System Design


• CI/CD


• SDLC


• Cloud Networking


• IAM


• Infrastructure As Code


• Technical Leadership


• Cloud Storage


• EC2

Benefits

• Health Care Coverage


• On-site Health And Wellness Centers


• Retirement Savings Plan


• Backup Childcare


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Mental Health Support


• Financial Coaching