Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software EngineerLocation: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)Contract: 3.5+ MonthsJob Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Software Engineer to join our BaaS team, supporting partner onboarding and BaaS platform enhancement initiatives. This role will be instrumental in building and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that enable embedded financial services across our partner ecosystem.Key Responsibilities:Lead the design and development of APIs and microservices that support BaaS onboarding and partner integration.Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust solutions.Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability.Ensure compliance with SLA standards and contribute to the development of monitoring and alerting systems.Lead incident response and root cause analysis to improve system reliability.Drive architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy for BaaS platform, including generating documentation around architectural and design options analysis and decisions.Champion emerging technologies evaluation and adoption.Refactor and extend the existing codebase to fix defects and add features/functionalityCreate systems that are durable and flexible by developing for change favor configurability over customization.Required Qualifications:7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.Strong portfolio of work showing experience developing secure and standards-compliant code across multiple platforms.Fluent in several of the following languages/platforms/libraries: C#,.NET, SQL, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure native services such as APIM, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB and Key Vault), container technologies, and caching frameworks.Deep understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and OpenAPI specifications.Familiarity with event-driven (Service Bus, Event Hubs) and microservice based architecture patterns.Hands-on experience with leveraging and implementing observability dashboards and platforms (Datadog, Grafana).Ability to handle a fast-paced environment for iterative project turnarounds on mission & revenue critical, customer-facing applicationsDeep knowledge in Git, DevOps, Agile Scrum, and security best practices in financial services and compliance standards (PCI DSS, SOC 2).Preferred Qualifications:Prior experience in fintech or embedded finance platforms.Familiarity with partner onboarding workflows and SLA management.Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications.Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorshipAbility to meet the location requirement outlined aboveSkills/Experience:Prior Fintech experience would he a huge bonusPay Transparency: "The expected pay range for this position is $80.00–$82.00 per hour. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, 401(k) without employer match. Paid Sick leave is provided based on state or local laws.