Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to manage and guide a team of cloud software engineers. You will provide technical mentorship, career guidance, and performance management to ensure the success of the team. The role involves defining and executing the cloud technical roadmap, ensuring its alignment with business and product goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of cloud software engineers, offering technical mentorship and career guidance.

• Oversee performance management within the team.

• Define and execute the cloud technical roadmap in alignment with business and product goals.

• Architect and implement high-availability, scalable, and secure systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Support machine learning workloads and data ingestion at scale.

Essential Skills

• Expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Cloud Storage.

• Proficiency in Python.

• Experience with embedded systems.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• 3+ years of experience in cloud architecture or large-scale distributed systems.

• 3+ years of technical leadership or management experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a Technical Lead Manager or team lead capacity is preferred.

Work Environment

The work environment involves working with cutting-edge technologies on the Google Cloud Platform, focusing on scalability and security for machine learning and data ingestion applications. The team operates collaboratively to achieve aligned business and product goals.

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Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of San Diego, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $200000.00/yr.

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Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 14, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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