Software Development Manager
Lifeway Christian Resources
VP of Engineering
Ottimate
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
Tech Stack
AWSDjangoPostgresPython
About the role
- Provide executive leadership for engineering execution — ensure high-quality delivery, predictable velocity, and efficient processes across all product areas.
- Build, scale, and lead a global engineering organization of 100+ engineers, cultivating a strong culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
- Drive long-term technical strategy and roadmaps, ensuring the organization is well-positioned to handle rapid growth, new product lines, and high transaction volumes.
- Establish engineering standards and practices across backend, frontend, security and infrastructure, including testing, observability, and code quality.
- Own technical direction and architectural oversight for critical platforms, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure systems that power all our products.
- Guide design and technology choices at a systems level, fostering best practices in reliability, performance, security, and compliance.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Operations to align engineering priorities with business objectives and deliver impactful customer experiences.
- Develop and mentor engineering leaders to scale management capacity and empower teams.
- Champion AI and automation to enhance developer efficiency, improve velocity, and support the company’s innovation goals.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional experience working on building products using modern software engineering processes, with a proven track record of building and scaling high-volume B2B or B2C product
- Experience in scaling engineering teams to 100+ engineers and working in a global engineering organization.
- Technically strong with experience building large-scale enterprise-grade systems, preferably in Python and AWS.
- Demonstrated ability to both perform hands-on engineering and lead a team of software engineers and product managers.
- Deep expertise in building complex software systems, with skills in both backend and frontend. Expertise in Postgres, Python and Django is a big bonus.
- You think critically about your work and ask questions in order to improve the product, not only on its technical implementation but also on how well it's serving the users' needs.
- You have strong communication skills and are able to explain complex technical topics and engage with multiple stakeholders across the company, and with customers.
- Experience working in an early-stage startup is a huge plus
Benefits
- Opportunity to drive a business that is processing $30B+ volume in payables annually, and growing.
- Opportunity to shape engineering culture and technical solutions for a fast-growing SaaS company.
- Competitive compensation, including base salary, equity and performance incentives.
- Collaborative, remote-first culture with a focus on innovation and impact.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401(k), and flexible PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
PythonAWSPostgresDjangosoftware engineering processesbackend developmentfrontend developmentscalable systemsenterprise-grade systemsautomation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcritical thinkingmentoringcollaborationinnovationaccountabilityproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementteam empowerment
