Senior Lead Software Engineer

We are passionate about creating intuitive, powerful, and scalable software solutions that solve real-world problems and provide exceptional value to our customers in the career development space. Our culture fosters technical excellence, creative problem-solving, and a strong commercial mindset.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled
Senior Lead Software Engineer
to guide the development and technical commercialisation of our browser-based SaaS products. This pivotal role is for a hands-on technical leader who excels at building robust and scalable web applications, and possesses a deep understanding of the technical intricacies of monetisation, subscription management, and the full SaaS product lifecycle.

You will play a critical role in shaping our product architecture, leading a talented team of mid-level engineers to deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and translating business strategy into technical solutions that drive adoption and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• SaaS Product Development Leadership:
  Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and development of highly scalable, secure, and performant browser-based SaaS applications, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship:
  Lead, guide, and mentor a team of mid-level software engineers to achieve product development milestones, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving.
• Commercialisation & Monetisation Strategy:
  Drive the technical implementation of monetisation strategies, including tiering, feature gating, and usage-based billing models. Work closely with product and business teams to define and execute commercialisation roadmaps.
• Payment & Subscription System Integration:
  Design, implement, and manage integrations with leading payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Paddle) and subscription management platforms (e.g., Chargebee, Zuora), ensuring secure, compliant, and reliable transaction processing.
• Technical Architecture & Scalability:
  Architect multi-tenant SaaS solutions that are highly available, fault-tolerant, and designed for global scale. Lead technical design discussions and ensure best practices in system architecture and coding.
• DevOps & Deployment:
  Oversee the implementation of robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to ensure efficient, reliable, and secure deployments across cloud environments.
• Performance & Observability:
  Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for application performance, user behaviour, and financial metrics relevant to SaaS operations.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  Work closely with Product Management, UI/UX Designers, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver exceptional customer value.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience (8+ years) as a Software Engineer, with at least 3-4 years in a Lead or Principal role specifically focused on browser-based SaaS product development.
• Demonstrable expertise in architecting and building multi-tenant SaaS applications from the ground up.
• Strong hands-on experience with integrating and managing subscription-based payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Paddle, Braintree) and/or subscription management platforms (e.g., Chargebee, Zuora, Recurly).
• Expert-level proficiency in modern frontend frameworks
  such as React, Angular, or , along with strong HTML5 and CSS3 skills.
• Extensive experience with scalable backend development
  using languages/frameworks such as (with Express/NestJS), Python (with Django/Flask), Go, Ruby on Rails, or Java (with Spring Boot).
• Deep understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis) for high-performance SaaS applications.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for deploying, scaling, and managing SaaS infrastructure and services.
• Solid experience with RESTful API design and development, and potentially GraphQL.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorisation, and security best practices for SaaS applications (e.g., OAuth, JWT, SAML, identity providers).
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD), Docker, and container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred).
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable (Bonus Points):

• Experience with analytics and reporting tools for SaaS metrics (e.g., churn, ARR, LTV).
• Knowledge of data warehousing and business intelligence for SaaS data.
• Experience in product-led growth (PLG) strategies and embedding growth loops into software.
• Contributions to open-source projects or a strong technical blog/portfolio.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator).

Why Join Us?

• Lead the development of a flagship SaaS product with direct impact on business growth and customer success.
• Be at the forefront of combining deep technical expertise with commercial strategy.
• Work in a collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative environment.
• Opportunity to build and lead a high-performing engineering team.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are a driven Senior Lead Software Engineer with a passion for building impactful SaaS products and a keen understanding of commercialisation, we encourage you to apply