Lead Software Engineer at Tek Ninjas

Job Description: Job Title: software Engineer Lead Duration : 6 Months Location: NY (3 4 days hybrid) Were looking for a hands-on Tech Lead to guide the technical delivery of a strategic internal application for one of the worlds top private equity firms. The project involves rapid design-build sprints to deliver modular dashboards and workflows that scale across asset classes. Youll lead a globally distributed engineering team working closely with product managers designers and client stakeholders. This is a hybrid role based in New York with partial on-site presence. Youll be responsible for both execution and technical oversight - helping shape a scalable frontend component architecture and integrating with serverless backend services (AWS Lambda Fargate). Your Responsibilities: Lead the design and implementation of micro-apps using React backed by services Architect and own backend logic using serverless functions (Lambda) and containerized services (Fargate) Partner with Product and Design to translate business needs into scalable high-quality software Establish and enforce code quality testing and deployment standards Guide a distributed engineering team reviewing code and supporting onboarding of new devs Identify reusable frontend/backend components and help establish a design-build library Maintain high development velocity while ensuring robust infrastructure integration Act as the technical point of contact for client engineering teams What Were Looking For: 6 years of full stack development experience (React and/or Python) Experience leading technical delivery across distributed product teams Strong knowledge of AWS serverless architecture: Lambda Fargate API Gateway Familiar with containerized development CI/CD pipelines and platform-level routing Skilled in translating technical complexity into clear direction and action Comfortable working in a hybrid on-site/remote setting with executive stakeholders Strong communication and mentoring skills Nice to Have : Background in enterprise SaaS or financial tools Experience setting up design systems or component libraries Familiarity with Kubernetes SSO JWT authentication and platform authorization patterns Key Skills Spring,.NET,C/C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,Data Structures,JavaScript,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1