Senior Software Engineer/Tech Lead - React, Next.JS, Python, GCP
Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead (React, Next.js, Python, GCP) Location: Remote / Hybrid Employment Type: Full-Time /Contract W2 only Experience: 12+ Years Are you a hands-on technology leader passionate about modernizing platforms and building scalable web applications? We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead to drive the evolution of our lead generation platform, leading the migration from a legacy technology stack to a modern React, Next.js, and GCP-based architecture. This is an opportunity to combine technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on development while mentoring a talented engineering team and shaping the future of our products.
What You'll Do
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance frontend and backend solutions.
- Define engineering standards, best practices, design patterns, and technical roadmaps.
- Lead the migration of our existing platform from Perl/Python-based architecture to React, Next.js, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Drive technical decisions and ensure alignment with long-term business objectives.
Full-Stack Development
- Design, develop, and maintain modern web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Python.
- Build responsive, accessible, and high-performing user interfaces.
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs for reliability, scalability, and reusability.
- Enhance existing lead generation products through new feature development and bug fixes.
Team Leadership
- Mentor and guide software engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
- Conduct code reviews, oversee pull requests, and promote engineering excellence.
- Lead deployment activities and ensure smooth production releases.
- Collaborate closely with product, business, and executive stakeholders.
Operational Excellence
- Troubleshoot production issues and proactively address performance bottlenecks.
- Implement testing, monitoring, CI/CD, and automation best practices.
- Optimize application performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of software development experience.
- 6–10 years of hands-on experience with React.
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Next.js.
- Strong expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Experience building and deploying applications on cloud platforms, preferably GCP.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized environments.
- Experience with Python, Perl, or similar technologies in Linux/Unix environments.
- Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
- Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD) and Design Patterns.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Cursor, or similar technologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Git, Memcache, and legacy platform modernization initiatives.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Strong background in production deployments, application security, and performance optimization.
- Demonstrated success leading and mentoring engineering teams.
- Experience scaling high-traffic web applications.
- MS in Computer Science preferred.
Current Technology Stack Current Platform: Perl, Python, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Memcache Target Platform: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, Docker, GCP, Modern CI/CD Why Join Us?
- Lead a high-impact modernization initiative.
- Influence architecture and technology strategy.
- Work with cutting-edge frontend technologies and AI-assisted development tools.
- Opportunity to mentor engineers and shape engineering culture.
- Build products used by customers at scale.
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