Senior Lead Software Engineer

Senior Lead Software Engineer

At NAVEX, we're making the world a better place. A safer place. A more ethical place. A place where anyone, anywhere can have a voice. That's a serious impact.

At NAVEX you will join our Product Engineering team that shares a passion for designing quality solutions, embracing new technologies and delivering powerful products that help our customers protect their reputation and bottom line.

As our Senior Lead Software Engineer, you will provide technical guidance and oversight. In this role, you will have ample opportunity to explore new value-added product features, invest in product development and tool research, technically lead and mentor a software development team, and grow your career, all while balancing your life priorities.

What you'll get:

• Meaningful Purpose. Your work helps organizations operate with integrity and protect their people—at a scale few companies can match.
• High-Performance Environment. We move with urgency, set ambitious goals, and expect excellence. You'll be trusted with real ownership and supported to do the best work of your career.
• Candid, Supportive Culture. We communicate openly, challenge ideas—not people—and value teammates who embrace bold thinking and continuous improvement.
• Growth That Matters. You can count on authentic feedback, strong accountability, and leaders invested in your success so you can achieve real growth.
• Rewards for Results. We provide clear, competitive compensation designed to recognize measurable outcomes and real impact.

What you'll do:

• Lead a team of software engineers while also being an individual contributor to keep your development skills sharp
• Help team members grow through mentoring, coaching, 1:1s, career planning, performance appraisals, etc.
• Oversee the design and development of product features and modernize technical debt
• Promote opportunities for refactoring by examining patterns of system usage and identifying areas of optimization
• Provide technical oversight for feature development, ensuring appropriate test coverage, and reviewing and approving pull requests
• Remove roadblocks and/or bottlenecks for the team and resolve questions in real time
• Participate in sprint planning for work that will be coming into future sprints and work with the team to help drive sprints to completion
• Participate in elaboration and design sessions with other engineers, architects and product managers, providing constructive and honest feedback during sprint retrospectives for continuous improvement. You will need to understand business requirements and translate business needs into technology solutions
• Take advantage of extensive use of automation, including continuous integration, automated deployments, automated unit and functional testing

What you'll bring:

• 6+ years of software development experience and 2+ years people management, leadership or mentorship experience
• Experience working in a web-based or multi-tier system desired
• Experience with object-oriented programming concepts such as design patterns, encapsulation and inheritance as well as database design and software architecture
• Strong knowledge of Agile software development best practices, unit testing, continuous integration, etc.
• Experience debugging and troubleshooting applications with IDE, SQL profiler, Chrome developer tools, etc.
• A self-motivated individual with the ability to learn and come up to speed on new technologies quickly
• Experience with the following technologies:
• Python and SQL; PostgreSQL and Aurora a plus
• Data manipulation and analysis tools, such as Pandas and NumPy
• Cloud-based database and analytics platforms, such as Snowflake or Databricks
• Containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Airflow)
• Bonus: experience with machine learning, prompts and AI agents
• Knowledge of GitHub best practices for team development involving feature branches, pull requests, release tags, etc.
• Strong time management, problem solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and influence others on the best solution
• Culture Agility. Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through.
• AI Readiness. Curiosity and willingness to use AI and emerging technologies to elevate your work and deliver smarter outcomes.
• Ability to drive results through your job competencies of software program management, systems thinking, technical knowledge, strategic execution, talent development and influence while leveraging NAVEX's core values

Our side of the deal:

• We'll be clear, we'll move fast, and we'll invest in your success. You deserve to be supported, challenged, and rewarded for the impact you make—and we commit to doing that every step of the way.
• The starting pay for this role is $130,000 per annum with 5% MBO. Discover how you can grow, lead, and make an impact by visiting our career page to learn more. NAVEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to including individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and veteran status.