Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer – Remote (Spain or Ireland)

Innoforge are proud to be representing a leading global SaaS company that’s reshaping how businesses manage and secure their digital presence. With a product-led growth strategy, this organization serves tens of thousands of customers in over 30 countries, including some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

Operating as a remote-first business since inception, they’ve grown into an international team spanning the US and Europe, with a strong culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Now, they’re looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join their backend engineering team and play a pivotal role in scaling their platform to the next level.

The Opportunity

This is a chance to take true technical ownership within a high-performing SaaS environment. You’ll guide architecture and strategy across a serverless AWS infrastructure, lead a team of engineers, and remain hands-on with complex technical challenges. If you’re motivated by building scalable, secure systems while coaching and inspiring others, this role offers both influence and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical direction for scalable backend systems (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS).
• Mentor and lead a team of engineers, supporting both technical and career growth.
• Translate product requirements into robust, well-architected solutions.
• Establish coding standards and best practices across the engineering function.
• Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making.
• Oversee code quality, CI/CD pipelines, and system monitoring.
• Manage incident response and implement long-term fixes for production issues.
• Promote documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Explore and adopt new tools/technologies to enhance performance and efficiency.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of professional software development, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and Python, with a deep understanding of asynchronous programming.
• Proven track record designing and implementing AWS serverless solutions.
• Strong background in database design (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience with CI/CD, testing strategies, and deployment automation.
• Skilled communicator, able to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable leading teams in an Agile environment and guiding sprint planning.

Desirable Experience

• AWS security best practices and infrastructure as code.
• Microservices, multi-language systems, or C#.
• Scaling consumer-facing applications and performance optimization.
• Networking concepts, CDN optimization, and efficient link routing.
• Real-time analytics or large-scale data pipelines.
• Experience scaling teams and contributing to hiring processes.
• SaaS and multi-tenant platform architecture.

What’s on Offer

• A chance to make a measurable impact on a rapidly scaling SaaS platform.
• Strategic ownership and autonomy, backed by executive support.
• A culture of continuous growth, including mentorship and a dedicated learning budget.
• A remote-first environment that values work-life balance and flexibility.

At Innoforge, we connect exceptional talent with innovative companies. If you’re a curious, driven leader who thrives in technical problem-solving and people development, we’d love to introduce you to this opportunity.