Senior Software Engineer - Tech Lead

We’re looking for a passionate, adaptable Software Engineer Tech Lead who thrives in the dynamic world of SaaS. We value a candidate who embraces the ever-evolving nature of programming, understands the importance of growth through both successes and challenges and demonstrates resilience in the face of setbacks. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll be expected to do more than just move tickets – you’ll drive engineering excellence.

Let us introduce ourselves...

We’re a team of driven, conscientious individuals with a clear mission: to make accounting and payroll fast, simple, and affordable for millions of American businesses and their accountants. 

It’s not enough to have a “good job”. It takes connection, culture, encouragement, growth opportunities, challenges, communication, and so much more to create an environment where people and ideas flourish. 

We are Patriot Software; a remote-first company with 175+ employees across the United States and a co-working space in Canton, Ohio. 

Our search for a new team member always starts by seeking a quality individual who desires to live by our core values:

1. Be Customer Obsessed - In everything we do, we start with the customer and work our way backwards. Our primary focus is how we deliver tremendous value for the American businesses we serve.
2. Lead With Speed - We believe in doing things quickly and not being afraid to take big chances. Moving fast and making bold moves is how we stay ahead.
3. Don’t Cut Corners - We don’t skimp on quality. We make sure to own our technologies, development, and operations so that the entire experience is the best it can be.
4. Create a Better Us - We’re always improving by keeping it simple, saying no to things that don’t help our customers, automating what we can, and spending our money wisely.
5. Follow The Golden Rule - We treat others how we would want to be treated, disagree and commit, and welcome feedback from anyone, anywhere in the company.
6. Grow, Be a Leader - We look for leaders at all levels and always put the customer and team above ourselves. We want to build a pro team of high-caliber players, with high accountability and trust across all individuals.

Interested in learning more? Great! Read on to see if your skills are a match, too.  

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Leading by example in all areas of software development, as a technical leader. 
• Deploying maintainable and scalable code using the .NET stack and AWS with high productivity.
• Collaborating in moving monolithic legacy solutions to modern event-driven microservices.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Bringing new ideas and innovations to improve the overall software architecture and processes for the Accounting domain and all of engineering.
• Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team by providing technical mentorship to support career development and enhance the team's technical proficiency.
• Safeguarding the confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary company and customer information. 
• Upholding and promoting Patriot’s Core Values through positive interactions with internal stakeholders and team members.

Please note this is a sample of what you’ll be doing. This job requires you to be able to adapt to change quickly in order to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Your duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What You’ll Need: 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• 8+ years of professional full stack software development experience. Strong proficiency in the .NET stack (C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core), UI skills, and attention to detail.
• 3+ years of professional experience as a tech lead and mentoring less experienced engineers in best practices, guiding engineering decisions, and providing solutions to complicated problems.
• Experience in moving from monolithic legacy solutions to modern event-driven microservices. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience with event-driven microservices architecture. 
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Experience with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Vue.js framework.
• Willingness to propose innovative solutions, even if they’re outside of the proposed tech stack or established patterns.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively.
• Consistent, Reliable High-Speed Internet Access
• Dedicated, quiet workspace free from distractions

Nice to Have: 

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Accounting domain.
• Understanding of security best practices in software development.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location & Commitments:

Full-time, Direct Hire and 100% Remote role

This position is open to all candidates who legally reside and are eligible to work in the United States. This position is currently not open to applicants in the following locations: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Washington D.C.

Working hours are established by each team and department based on business needs.  For this role, core working hours are typically between 8am - 5pm EST, Monday through Friday. Due to the nature of our businesses, we have busy seasons and “right-nows” that occasionally require working outside of core hours.

Patriot is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability or sex.

We pride ourselves on our company culture and value our employees’ hard work. Aside from the freedom to introduce new ideas or technologies, here are some of the awesome benefits our full-time employees enjoy:

• Remote first work
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Section 125 HSA and FSA accounts
• Benefits starting 1st of the month after hire
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Up-to-date hardware and equipment provided
• Flexible scheduling and opportunities for advancement
• Engaging and collaborative company culture
• Education reimbursement 

Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

Salary Range: $145K - $170K

Note, respecting the privacy of our customers & employees is an essential part of our privacy program. Please do not submit the following Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as Social Security Number, Date of Birth, W-2's, etc. with your application.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• On-Camera Video Interviews:
• I understand as a part of Patriot’s hiring process all interviews will be conducted via video with cameras on to maintain compliance and security standards.
• Additionally, as a company, Patriot defaults to cameras-on for all video interactions. 
• Photo Capture for Security Purposes:
• If I am selected to interview, I may be asked to provide or have a photo captured during the process.
• I understand that this photo will only be used to verify that the same candidate is present throughout all stages of the interview process.
• Privacy and Data Use:
• I understand that any photo captured will be used solely for the purpose of candidate verification and will not be shared externally or used for any other purpose.
• Candidate photos will not be stored and will be securely disposed of after the interview process is complete.