Remote Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

Description:

• As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in building the Developer Experience team and managing critical infrastructure and services that support engineering across the organization.
• You will define best practices, shape internal guidelines, and lead initiatives to enhance developer workflows, tooling, and system reliability.
• The role includes mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and delivering high-impact projects that facilitate faster, safer, and more scalable product development.
• You will collaborate with a diverse team of product, design, application engineers, data engineers, and AI experts to create innovative solutions to evolving engineering challenges.
• Responsibilities include designing, implementing, automating, maintaining, and scaling production environments and shared services that support critical engineering systems.
• You will build and own internal platforms, tools, and services that improve the developer experience across the organization.
• The position involves driving improvements in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, observability, and deployment workflows.
• You will leverage your knowledge of security and compliance best practices to ensure the security of systems and data.
• Continual monitoring and ensuring the health and uptime of the production environment and its dependencies will be part of your duties.
• You will mentor and support engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and knowledge sharing.
• Researching and integrating emerging technologies, including AI/LLM tools, into developer workflows will be expected.
• You will participate in shaping the technical roadmap and strategic decisions for developer platforms and help foster a culture of engineering excellence, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• You must have 5+ years of professional experience in the software development industry.
• A solid background in backend engineering, including designing APIs, implementing asynchronous services, and managing distributed systems, is required.
• Proficiency with AWS services and cloud infrastructure, including a working understanding of VPCs, IAM, EC2, ECS, and S3, is necessary.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and pipeline tools like GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins is essential, with a focus on automation and developer efficiency.
• You should be comfortable working with Linux-based systems, containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code platforms such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Hands-on scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or JavaScript is required to streamline internal tools and workflows.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability stacks such as Signoz, Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, or New Relic is expected.
• An understanding of relational and non-relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redshift is necessary.
• Experience collaborating across technical and non-technical teams, contributing to architecture decisions, and aligning engineering with strategic goals is important.
• Basic familiarity with security best practices, networking concepts, and cloud-native identity/access systems is required.
• A track record of mentoring and developing team members, contributing to a culture of continuous growth and shared success, is essential.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in backend or DevOps engineering is required.

Benefits:

• FiscalNote offers competitive salaries, retirement accounts, and equity packages to ensure all employees are owners in the company.
• Comprehensive benefits packages are provided, aligning with regional requirements and expectations regardless of location.
• The company promotes well-being and balance, enabling team members to bring their authentic selves to work.
• FiscalNote is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process, providing reasonable accommodations for persons with medical conditions or disabilities.
• The company values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds.